periophthalmus+modestus

Species name- //Periophthalmus modestus//
Order: perciformes
 * Domain: eukarya
 * Kingdom: animalia[[image:mthsecology/Periophthalmus_modestus.jpg width="240" height="180" align="right" caption="Periophthalmus modestus"]]
 * Phylum: chordata
 * Class: actinopterygil
 * Family: gobildae
 * Genus: periophthalmus
 * Species: modestus

mudskippers are found in West Africa, Japanese coasts, Australia, Philipines and the Polynesian islands). They live on both land and underwater areas. They remain on swampy land, lagoons, and river estuaries. They spend 75% of its time on land, returning to the water to take water into its storage gills.The conditions in which they live in may vay depending on the reigon but most bud skippers live in climates of an average of 30 degrees C. They have capillaries under their skin so that they can inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, this is known as cutaneous respiration. they have Special mucous that protects the skin and minimises water losses.
 * Habitat**

Not alot is known about the biology of mudskipper larvae, sometimes they abandon the nest after hatching, and drift about in the marine plankton before they metamorphose and settle down in intertidal areas as a young, or juvenille mudskipper. they attract mates by throwing themselves 2 to 3 inches off the ground.