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title: "Silberlinien-Schlammspringer"
description: "Periophthalmus argentilineatus — Fische. The barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) or silverlined mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine, fresh and brackish waters from the African coast of the Indian Ocean, to the Marianas and Samoa in the western Pacific Ocean, and from the Ryukyus south to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/barred-mudskipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silberlinien-Schlammspringer

> Periophthalmus argentilineatus — Fische. The barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) or silverlined mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine, fresh and brackish waters from the African coast of the Indian Ocean, to the Marianas and Samoa in the western Pacific Ocean, and from the Ryukyus south to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Periophthalmus argentilineatus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2808
- Wikidata: [Q2191396](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2191396)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68720](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68720)

## Names

- en: Barred Mudskipper
- de: Silberlinien-Schlammspringer
- es: Saltarín del fango de líneas plateadas
- fr: Périophthalme rayé d'argent

## Countries with the most observations

AU (398), JP (201), SG (133), ID (52), NC (49), ZA (45), MY (37), FJ (31), MG (18), IN (16), MM (14), PH (13)

## Summary

The barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) or silverlined mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine, fresh and brackish waters from the African coast of the Indian Ocean, to the Marianas and Samoa in the western Pacific Ocean, and from the Ryukyus south to Australia.  This species occurs in mangrove forests and nipa palm stands and can cross surfaces of mud while out of the water.  This species can reach a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) TL.  It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Parasites of the barred mudskipper include Acanthocephalan larvae and the small Opecoelid Digenean…

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

## Photo

![Silberlinien-Schlammspringer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barred-mudskipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142661097

## Machine access

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