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  Mudskipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mudskippers are found only in tropical and subtropical regions, having a geographical distribution that includes all the Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Mudskippers are very active when out of water, feeding and interacting with one another, for example to defend their territories.
Harris, V.A. "On the locomotion of the mudskipper Periophthalmus koelreuteri (Pallas): Gobiidae".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mudskipper   (673 words)

  
 External Evidences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The mudskipper is a one inch long fish that lives on the mudflats along the estuaries and rivers of Africa, Asia and Australia.
Mudskippers spend their time during high tide tucked into burrows that they dig in the muddy bottoms of these estuaries.
It seems that the mudskipper is not only busy during the times of low tide feeds, but they are also very busy collecting air and storing it for when the tide comes back in.
www.gospelgazette.com /gazette/2000/apr/page4.shtml   (990 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - mudskipper
MUDSKIPPER [mudskipper] name for several fishes of the genus Periophthalmus, of the goby family, found in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
They live chiefly on mud flats and in brackish mangrove swamps and are adapted for remaining on dry land when the tide goes out.
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.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/m1/mudskipp.asp   (233 words)

  
 mudskipper Profile, with care, maintenance requirements and breeding information for your tropical fish
Mudskippers are able to drag themselves out of the water and onto the land using their strong pectoral fins and they can jump long distances when disturbed.
Eggs are laid and fertilized in the burrows.
Oxygen in the burrows is provided by the mudskipper who gulps air at the surface which he then releases deep inside the burrow.
badmanstropicalfish.com /profiles/profile35.html   (776 words)

  
 Natural History Magazine | Feature
Mudskippers are the only fish to conduct many of their major activities—including feeding, courting, and defending territories—on land.
With their leglike fins, mudskippers can walk, climb, and leap when out of the water, and thanks to structural modifications in their skin and gill chambers, they are able to breathe both in water and in air.
But mudskippers are still fish, and they remain tied to the water—which, because of their knack for burrowing, is never far away.
www.naturalhistorymag.com /0902/0902_feature.html   (2180 words)

  
 Mudskippers
Mudskippers have highly modified large pectoral (front) fins which are used like legs.
Mudskippers belong to the largest family of marine fish, the Gobiidae.
Mudskippers are quite literally walking fish and the imagery they give us is a good indication of the evolutionary steps that brought us out of the oceans.
www.vexen.co.uk /holyshit/mudskipper.html   (426 words)

  
 Mudskipper- Nov 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mudskippers have strong pectoral fins which tend to resemble short forelegs, the fish uses them to “walk” over land with amazing nimbleness.
Mudskippers are not very good swimmers and can move faster on land than they can swim in the water.
In the aquarium mudskippers make interesting pets but are not the easiest fish to keep.
www.brooklynaquariumsociety.org /Articles/2002-nov-pg31.htm   (393 words)

  
 Mudskipper | Periophthalmus barbarus
The Mudskipper can control gill opening to create more surface area, so more oxygen can be exchanged.
The Mudskipper is well-known for its ability to climb small shrubs.
Mudskippers are not usually available in aquarium stores.
fish.mongabay.com /species/Periophthalmus_barbarus.html   (431 words)

  
 Mudskipper Girl ... Shipping, Returns & More
From the time your order is shipped, you can anticipate wearing your Mudskipper Girl clothes in Canada and the US within 5 - 7 days and internationally within 7 - 14 days.
If an additional duty or tax is placed on your package, Mudskipper Girl is not responsible for payment of the expense.
Mudskipper Girl is dedicated to delivering high quality clothes that have been made in an ethical manner.
www.mudskippergirl.com /faq.html   (663 words)

  
 The Mysterious Mudskipper - Dandy Designs - Does God Exist? - SepOct99   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The mudskipper lives in burrows during high tide, sealed off from the ocean.
Not only does this environment offer no oxygen for the mudskipper, but it also offers no way for the eggs of the mudskipper left in the burrow to survive.
The Bible claims that we can see the design and wisdom of God through the things He has made (Romans 1:19-22), and certainly this strange fish is a demonstration of that claim's truth.
www.doesgodexist.org /SepOct99/TheMysteriousMudskipper.html   (392 words)

  
 Mudskipper info
Mudskippers are gobies that have become adapted to an amphibious lifestyle.
A mudskipper tank needs to have both a shallow water area and some gently sloping sand or rocks on which the mudskippers can climb out and feed.
Mudskippers are best kept alone or with fiddler crabs.
www.aquariacentral.com /fishinfo/brackish/mudskip.htm   (550 words)

  
 Fish - Mudskipper
Anphibian means land and water in latin, there for you should have 25% land and 75% water.
A ten gallon tank is good enought to keep one mudskipper alive and healthy.
They are able to climb glass so you will need to have a lid on your tank.
www.repticzone.com /forums/Fish/messages/504332.html   (92 words)

  
 second attempt at keeping a mudskipper - Pets On The Net Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The staff was very helpful at explaining the conditions that the mudskipper needed.
Mudskippers spend a fair amount of time out of the water.
Skippy II is doing very well so far...he eats like a little piggy...he has had frozen fl worms, blood worms, and mysis shrimp.....next on the menu is shrimp pellets and frog pellets.
www.pets-on-the-net.com /forums/showthread.php?t=16668   (201 words)

  
 Life and Adaptations to Water - Mudskipper
The mudskipper can breathe with its gills, like other fish, or it can breathe through its skin.
On the mud banks the mudskipper does not have to share its food with other fish.
Mangroves and mudskippers live in a unique environment of tidal mud.
www.samuseum.sa.gov.au /water/mskipper.htm   (326 words)

  
 Mudskipper Mates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
When I was seven or eight, I had the California cousin of the mudskipper, a Gobi, as occasional visitor in our Newport Beach house.
Whatever Gobi I collected from a tide pool spent the night and returned to the same tide pool the next day.
Mudskippers, and many Gobi species, are highly intelligent and carry on colorful conversations for fish.
www.johngray-seacanoe.com /picview-page28-category1.php   (85 words)

  
 Pomona Music :: Mudskipper - Eggshells
Legendary jazz drummer Max Roach noted the crucial difference between instrumentalists and musicians: the former merely play, but musicians know when not to play - when to let silence speak for itself.
Mudskipper leave spaces to dream in, but with no time for flashy virtuosity or extraneous noises.
Theirs is a quiet, modern-day minimalism, blending the eerie simplicity of Kurt Cobain's writing with the acoustic warmth of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
www.pomonauk.com /music/mudskipper   (542 words)

  
 Weird Meat: BBQ Mudskipper, Goat Testicle, Baby Pigeon
There was a debate because the mudskippers had no eyes and no leg-fins, so they looked like any old little fish.
Cold Castle grilled the waitress until she demonstrated how the mudskipper looked like before leaving the kitchen.
Those mudskippers are so cute, I couldn't eat one, I'd make it my pet.
www.weirdmeat.com /2006/03/bbq-mudskipper-goat-testicle-baby.html   (371 words)

  
 Slim Mudskipper
The Slim Mudskipper is not in the same genus (Periophthalmus) as the Mudskippers best known to aquarium hobbyists, in fact, it is not even in the same family.
But the similarity in looks, temperament and odd habits is striking enough to make this fish´s common name quite appropriate.
Nothing is known of the species breeding habits, it is probable, although not certain, that the yellowish tips to most of the fins play a part in enabling aquarists to differentiate between the sexes.
www.brooklands.co.nz /tropical/mudskipper.htm   (274 words)

  
 NME.COM - Reviews - Mudskipper : Eggshells
Mudskipper are a case in point; boasting the slight (very slight) novelty factor of actually being from Britain, but by their own admission indebted to Low, Red House Painters and the usual sub-country crowd, debut LP 'Eggshells' should by logic be the point where this soul-searching schtick goes overboard.
Mudskipper have invoked the unanswerable 'classic songs' get-out clause, and you're happy to let them get away with it.
If it's dulled by overfamiliarity a charming and rustic wheel is reinvented here.
www.nme.com /reviews/4224.htm   (187 words)

  
 Mudskipper - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
Mudskipper - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK or LOGIN
mudskipper, name for several fishes of the genus Periophthalmus, of the goby
THE HISTORY CHANNEL and BIOGRAPHY are trademarks of AandE Television Networks used under license ©2004 AandE Television Networks.
www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=mudskipp   (282 words)

  
 The Ren and Stimpy Show Episode Guide - The Ren and Stimpy Show Season Episodes - TV.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Guest star: Harris Peet (Muddy Mudskipper, Various), Harris Peet (Fire Captain), John Kricfalusi (Mr.
Guest star: Harris Peet (Muddy Mudskipper, Various), Harris Peet (the baby soft shelled Stimpy), Chantal Strand (Various), Mike MacRac (Bus Driver), Cheryl Chase (the sexy chihuahua), Billy West (the seagull)
Guest star: Harris Peet (Muddy Mudskipper, Various), Harris Peet (George Liqour), Harris Peet (the rude busdriver), Chris Edgerly (Wizzleteats's Singing Voice), John Kricfalusi (Stinky Wizzleteats)
www.tv.com /show/3536/episode_guide.html&printable=1   (832 words)

  
 Stuck With Mudskipper - Halflife2.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
I am stuck in place where is mudskipper and 1 people i try to use the lever but it looks like stuck then i press it he just is stucked!
but where is no xit with mudskipper its blocked
You press "E" when you're near the mudskipper (aka airboat) to enter it...
www.halflife2.net /forums/showthread.php?t=70918   (203 words)

  
 PriceRunner US - Compare Adidas Mudskipper Prices
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 Michael Nichols Posters Prints - Mudskipper Crawls Out of the Water Art Photographic Print - Artist: Michael Nichols - ...
Michael Nichols Posters Prints - Mudskipper Crawls Out of the Water Art Photographic Print - Artist: Michael Nichols - Poster Size: 18x24 - SHOP.COM
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 A Group of Mudskipper Fish on a Tidal Flat Photographic Print at Art.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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