Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
Image Copyright Paweena Khamsap
Observed: Koh Chang,
Observed By: Paweena Khamsap
You will observe the Barred Mudskipper of Koh Chang around mud-flats or mangrove areas. They are fish that can live out of water. How cool is that?
The are able to walk, well – more like a shuffle – on their pectoral fins.They can also, when threatened, catupult themselves into the air by contorting their muscular bodies.
They are also able to breathe outside the water through their skin and their mouth – but in order to do so their skin must remain moist.
