Australian Mudskipper
Periophthalmus minutus
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Australian Mudskipper, Minute Mudskipper
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Saltarín del fango menor
- Thai
- ปลาตีนเล็ก
- Simplified Chinese
- 小彈塗魚
Other scientific names: Periophthalmus minutes
Similar species
Barred mudskipperPeriophthalmus argentilineatus
Atlantic MudskipperPeriophthalmus barbarus
Dusky Mud HopperPeriophthalmus modestus
Gold-spotted MudskipperPeriophthalmus chrysospilos
Graceful MudskipperPeriophthalmus gracilis
Common mudskipperPeriophthalmus kalolo
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 67 open-data records from 1930 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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