mudskipper

mud·skip·per

M0465600 (mŭd′skĭp′ər)n. Any of various gobies, chiefly of the genus Periophthalmus, that are found in coastal areas of the Indo-Pacific region and western Africa and are able to move about on land using their pectoral fins.

mudskipper

(ˈmʌdˌskɪpə) n (Animals) any of various gobies of the genus Periophthalmus and related genera that occur in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia and can move on land by means of their strong pectoral fins

mud•skip•per

(ˈmʌdˌskɪp ər)

n. any goby of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical Pacific coasts, living around mud flats and able to maneuver out of water for limited periods.

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Noun

mudskipper - found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral finsmudspringergoby, gudgeon - small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a suckergenus Periophthalmus, Periophthalmus - a genus of Gobiidae

Translations

弹涂鱼跳跳鱼

mud

(mad) noun wet soft earth. 泥浆ˈmuddy adjective covered with or containing mud. muddy boots/water.泥泞的 verb to make muddy. You've muddied the floor!把...弄脏ˈmudflat noun (often in plural) an area of muddy seaside land which is covered with water at high tide. 泥滩ˈmudguard noun a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards. （车子的）挡泥板 ˈmudskipper noun a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food. 弹涂鱼，跳跳鱼

mudskipper

mudskipper,

name for fish of several genera in the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobygoby,
common name for a member of the family Gobiidae, small marine fishes familiar in shallow waters, especially along southern shores. Gobies may be either scaled or scaleless; all species have the ventral fins modified into a sucking disk, as in the clingfish of the family
..... Click the link for more information. family, found in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans and on the Atlantic coast of Africa. The typically drab-colored fish live chiefly on mud flats and in brackish mangrove swamps and are adapted for remaining on dry land when the tide goes out. They are relatively small; the largest reaches 10 in. (25 cm). They have no special air-breathing organs, but absorb oxygen through the skin and gill chambers as long as these remain moist. When out of water, mudskippers use the fleshy bases of their pectoral fins for propulsion on the ground, and members of the larger species can skip faster than a person can move. Protruding, mobile eyes give mudskippers a froglike appearance. Their diet includes insects and small fish. Mudskippers are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, family Gobiidae.

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noun found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia

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