"When the mudskippers are in their larval state, they look no different from many other goby fish larvae, but during metamorphosis, they change their body and fin anatomy rapidly. We want to look ...

The barred mudskipper, scientifically called Periophthalmus argentilineatus, has more than just one oddity. Their eyes sit more on top than on the side of their heads, and despite having no lungs ...

The mudskipper’s body is like a toolkit designed for two worlds. Its pectoral fins are strong and jointed, acting almost like legs to help it “walk” and even skip across the slick mudflats.

Mudskippers blink with eyes that bulge out of the top of their heads, similar to a frog’s eyes. They momentarily retract their eyes down into the sockets, when they are covered by a sketchy ...

Unlike most fish, the mudskipper’s eyes are on top of their heads like periscopes for greater visibility, they can move independently of each other, and they can… blink. Blinking is typically reserved ...

The origin of blinking in both mudskippers and tetrapods is linked to life on land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2023; 120 (18) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220404120 Cite This Page : ...

The mudskipper, which thrives on both land and sea, likely learned to blink similarly to the first animals that came on land 375 million years ago. Menu. Science.

To approach a question 400 million years in the making, researchers turned to mudskippers, blinking fish that live partially out of water. A magnified view of the human eye shows the pupil, the ...

The courtship rituals of blue-spotted mudskippers are as bizarre as their looks. To impress a female, the males partake in a jumping competition. - [Narrator] She's on the lookout for an eligible ...

Spy Mudskipper has serious competition (mud squelches) and their flag waving is far more seductive. But to really impress, flagging alone is not enough. He must show what else he can do.

A fish species known as the Great Blue Spotted Mudskipper that inhabits tidal mudflats in the Sea of Ariake in Kyushu has made the Red List of threatened wildlife ...

Researchers have suggested that studying mudskippers it could provide insights into the evolution of blinking as these animals transitioned from water to land. Scientists from Georgia Institute of ...