common mudskipper
Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The common mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) is a species of mudskipper native to marine and brackish waters of the Indo-Pacific from eastern Africa to Samoa. This species can be found in mangrove forests where it spends most of its time out of the water. This species can reach a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.
The common mudskipper can deal with the chronic temperatures of up to 37°C and a chronic low of 14°C. Larger individuals aggregate in exposed intertidal mudflats and tend to spend about 90% of their lifetime out of the water.
Wikipedia contributors, Common mudskipper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:57.548120+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831
- Name authority
- Lesson, 1831
- Common name
- common mudskipper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Periophthalmus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyOxudercinae Günther, 1861
- genusPeriophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesPeriophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Periophthalmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| barred mudskipperPeriophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1853 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Lee, Choi & Ryu, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Periophthalmus africanus Eggert, 1935 Eggert, 1935 | synonym |
| Periophthalmus koelreuteri africanus Eggert, 1935 Eggert, 1935 | synonym |
| Periophthalmus africana Eggert, 1935 Eggert, 1935 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lesson, R. P. (1829). Poissons. In: L. I. Duperrey. Voyage Autour Du Monde, ..., Sur La Corvette de La Majesté La Coquille, Pendant Les Années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825..., Zoologie. Zool., v. 2 (pt 1): 66–238, Atlas: Pls. 1–38. [Here dated according to Cretella 2010 [ref. 34236]. Text p. 66–238 (13 Oct. 1931); Atlas: Pls. 2, 19 (4 Apr. 1829), 4, 12, 18 (28 Feb. 1829), 3, 38 (30 May 1829), 1, 22, 35 (4 July 1829), 36 (3 Apr. 1830), 23, 26 (7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4F2TP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.