2011
DOI: 10.1071/zo11059
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Ecology of the Australian mudskipper Periophthalmus minutus, an amphibious fish inhabiting a mudflat in the highest intertidal zone

Abstract: Abstract. A population of Periophthalmus minutus inhabiting a mudflat in the highest intertidal zone 20in Darwin was investigated for surface activity, feeding and reproduction in relation to environmental 21 conditions in dry (August) and wet seasons (February). On days with tidal inundation, the fish were 22 diurnally active on exposed mudflat surface at low tide, but retreated into burrows during daytime 23 inundation and at night. Temperature above 40°C and heavy precipitation suppressed the daytime 24 sur… Show more

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“…minutus inhabiting the highest intertidal zone in Australia. The fish is able to withstand continual emersion of more than 20 days during some neap tides by retreating into its burrow 29 . Ps.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…minutus inhabiting the highest intertidal zone in Australia. The fish is able to withstand continual emersion of more than 20 days during some neap tides by retreating into its burrow 29 . Ps.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ps. minutus also ingests ants in addition to crabs and other animals 29 . Carnivory is presumably a crucial factor that allows amphibious fishes to extend habitat usage and exploit available food resources.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(a) Takita et al , ; (b) Ishimatsu et al , ; (c) Hong et al , ; (d) Takegaki et al , ; (e) Townsend & Tibbetts, ; (f) Okinawa Prefecture, ; (g) Lee et al , ; (h) Polgar & Crosa, ; (i) Ishimatsu et al , ; (j) Ishimatsu et al , ; (k) Baeck et al , ; (l) Takeda et al , ; (m) Ikebe & Oishi, ; (n) Ikebe & Oishi ,; (o) Ishimatsu et al , .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Among the four genera that are usually referred to as mudskippers, members of Boleophthalmus and Scartelaos are generally regarded as more aquatic, whereas those of Periophthalmus and Periophthalmodon are thought to have a stronger preference for the terrestrial environment (Kok et al , ; Polgar & Crosa, ; Takita et al , ). In one extreme case, Periophthalmus minutus Eggert 1935 occupies a mudflat in the highest intertidal zone which remains uncovered by tide for 9 days during neap tides (Takeda et al , ), or at some tidal cycles up to 20 days (Itoki et al , ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…cichlid fishes, such as tilapia (Cichlidae), excavate circular nests and large burrows in lakes of southeastern Africa (Ribbink et al, 1981); male pufferfishes (Tetraodontidae) construct complex large geometric circular structures on the seabed probably to court females (Kawase et al, 2013); Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenseridae) leave feeding traces with the mouth and trails with the fins (Pearson et al, 2007); rays (Batoidea) excavate feeding depressions or pits by jetting water or by flapping their wings (Howard et al, 1977;Gregory et al, 1979;Martinell et al, 2001); male mudskippers (Oxudercinae) dig complex underwater burrows with air-filled egg chambers (Ishimatsu and Graham, 2011) and vertical shafts with turret-shaped openings (Takeda et al, 2011); gobiid fish (Gobiidae) may construct U-, W-and amphora-shaped burrows or branched burrow systems for dwelling and hiding (Atkinson et al, 1998;Gonzales et al, 2008;Minh Dinh et al, 2014) as well as large mounds of coral-rubble and sand over their burrows (Clark et al, 2000); tilefishes (Malacanthidae) excavate shafts and trenchs (Able et al, 1982;1987); red band-fishes (Cepolidae) dig vertical shafts with funnel-shaped apertures and occasional branching (Atkinson and Pullin, 1996); weeverfishes (Trachinidae) usually leave resting traces on the seafloor (Seilacher, 2007); male warmouths and bluegills (Centrarchidae) excavate semi-bowl-like depressions used as nests (Martin, 2013); sea lampreys (Petromyzontidae) build nesting structures by gathering pebbles into a circle or semicircle, and scooping out a central depression (Chamberlain, 1975); sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae) create shallow depressions filled with vegetation glued with bodily secretions for nesting (Hansell, 1984); among others. In…”
Section: Accepted M Manuscriptmentioning
confidence: 99%