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title: "Giant Mudskipper"
description: "Periophthalmodon schlosseri — Fish. The giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is a species of mudskipper native to the tropical shores of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/giant-mudskipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Giant Mudskipper

> Periophthalmodon schlosseri — Fish. The giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is a species of mudskipper native to the tropical shores of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters.

- Scientific name: *Periophthalmodon schlosseri*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 3161
- Wikidata: [Q2234743](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2234743)
- iNaturalist taxon: [361342](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/361342)

## Names

- en: Giant Mudskipper
- de: Großer Schlammspringer
- es: Saltarín del fango gigante
- fr: Périophthalme géant

## Countries with the most observations

SG (1717), MY (505), TH (406), ID (105), VN (32)

## Summary

The giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is a species of mudskipper native to the tropical shores of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters. It is most frequently found along muddy shores in estuaries as well as in the tidal zones of rivers. It lives in burrows that it constructs in higher grounds of the intertidal zone, which are typically filled with both water and air. During warmer seasons, it is typically active outside of its burrow during low tide. It is an obligate air-breather and is capable of drowning without sufficient access…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_mudskipper

## Photo

![Giant Mudskipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-mudskipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Sessegolo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193011381

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-mudskipper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).