Common mudskipper

Common mudskipper
Common mudskipper on Praslin, Seychelles
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Periophthalmus
Species:	P. kalolo
Binomial name
Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831
Synonyms
Periophthalmus africanus Eggert, 1935 Periophthalmus koelreuteri africanus Eggert, 1935

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.^[1] The common mudskipper can deal with the chronic temperatures of up to 37°C and a chronic low of 14°C.^[2] Larger individuals aggregate in exposed intertidal mudflats and tend to spend about 90% of their lifetime out of the water.^{[citation needed]}