Adult specimen found active at night on
a rocky shoreline, Sedili Besar, Peninsular Malaysia.
Family : GOBIIDAE
Species : Periophthalmus argentilineatus
Maximum Length : 9 cm
References : F2
Links :
The Mudskipper.org |
Reaching around 9 cm, this
small mudskipper mainly occurs in mangrove and higher tidal mudflats. The
specimen illustrated here, however, had ventured at night from a small patch
of back-beach mangrove into an area of rock pools and rubble on an exposed
rocky shoreline. This suggests it is a nocturnal as well as a diurnal
feeder.
The species is identified
by the thin, pale vertical lines along each flank. The dorsal surface is
patterned with alternating dark and light saddles. Both dorsal fins possess
a thick dark stripe, bordered with a pale margin. The snout and cheeks are
patterned with numerous pale spots.
The Silver-lined Mudskipper is wide-ranging throughout the Indian Ocean,
Southeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean.
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