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Shuttles hoppfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Acanthopterygii

Suborder
  
Gobioidei

Scientific name
  
Periophthalmus modestus

Higher classification
  
Periophthalmus

Superclass
  
Osteichthyes

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Gobiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, Barred mudskipper, Periophthalmus, Mudskipper, Goby

shuttles hoppfish


Periophthalmus modestus, the shuttles hoppfish, is a species of mudskippers native to fresh, marine and brackish waters of the northwestern Pacific Ocean from Vietnam to Korea and Japan. This species occurs in muddy estuaries, tidal flats and swamps and marshes and is capable of remaining out of the water for up to 60 hours so long as it is kept moist. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade and is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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Shuttles hoppfish Wikipedia