NOUN | animal | mudskipper, mudspringer | found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia |
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Meaning | Found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins. | |
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Synonym | mudspringer | |
Member of | Periophthalmus, genus Periophthalmus | A genus of Gobiidae |
Broader | goby, gudgeon | small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker |
Spanish | periophthalmus |
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