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Type
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Marine Fish
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Title
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Atlantic mudskipper
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Common Name
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Atlantic mudskipper
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Scientific Name
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Periophthalmus barbarus
Taxonomy
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Chordata
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Class
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Teleostei
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Order
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Gobiiformes
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Family
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Gobidae
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Genus
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Periophthalmus
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Species
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Periophthalmus barbarus
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Short Description
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Amphibious fish found along the tropical Atlantic coasts of Africa, and extending into the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Unlike most fish, these unique creatures are well-adapted for life both in and out of the water.
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Habitat
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Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous
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