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Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservaton globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Review A review about fish walking on land Arumugam Kumaraguru, Rosete Celsiya Mary & Vijayaraghavalu Saisaraswathi 26 December 2020 | Vol. 12 | No. 17 | Pages: 17276–17286 DOI: 10.11609/jot.6243.12.17.17276-17286 For Focus, Scope, Aims, Policies, and Guidelines visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0 For Artcle Submission Guidelines, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For Policies against Scientfc Misconduct, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2 For reprints, contact <[email protected]> The opinions expressed by the authors do not refect the views of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Wildlife Informaton Liaison Development Society, Zoo Outreach Organizaton, or any of the partners. 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Member Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 December 2020 | 12(17): 17276–17286 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS DOI: htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.6243.12.17.17276-17286 #6243 | Received 29 May 2020 | Final received 10 November 2020 | Finally accepted 02 December 2020 R e v i A review about fsh walking on land e w Arumugam Kumaraguru 1 , Rosete Celsiya Mary 2 & Vijayaraghavalu Saisaraswathi 3 1 Honorary Wildlife Warden, Thiruvarur Forest Division, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Tamil Nadu 620021, India. 1 Biodiversity Conservaton Foundaton, #360, Indira Gandhi Street, KK.Nagar, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 620021, India. 2 Nature Club, 2,3 School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Insttute of Technology University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632007, India. 1 [email protected], 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected] (corresponding author) பரெவ%&ம()(ம%+கி.ப/(க0) (Mudskipper) நிலந>/ வாழிக0 வA.ைபCசா/Eத, ேசIJ தி%Kக0, சL.MநிலNக0, அைலஏIற பAதிக0, ஆIJ SகTLவாரU மIJU கழிநிலNக0 ேபா)ற பAதிகைள வாWவXடமாக ெகாZடைவ. ஏற\Aைறய 34 ப)Sக.ப%ட பரெவ%&ம() இனNக0 உலகிc காண.பKகி)றன. பரெவ%&ம()/ம%+கி.ப/க0 Abstract:ஆ\ஸுெட/சிேட Mudskippers ேகாபXேட are amphibious (Oxudercidae species Gobiidae) inhabitng AKUபTைத semi-terrestrial ேச/Eதைவ. ecosystems இEேதா like mudfats,-ேமIA mangroves, பசிபX\ பAதி,marshy ஆ.பXp\காவX)swamps, intertdal regions,ெவ.பமZடல and estuaries. ேமIA Around கடIகைர 34 diversifed மIJU species இEதிய. are found acrossெபqNகடலிc the globe. MudskipperஇEத உயXpனNகளr) belongs to the OxudercidaeநிகWs பரவலாக\ family and theகாண.பKகிறL. subfamily is Oxudercinae. பரெவ%&ம() The occurrenceஉயXpயc of Aறிகா%&யாகsU, species is vastly found ஆIJ across the SகTLவாரUகளr) Indo-West Pacifc region, பாLகா.M the tropical கZகாணX.பX) western coast of Africa and in the Indian Ocean. Mudskippers are known for being the biological indicator and also an indicator of estuarine safety Aறிகா%&யாகsU அறிய.பKகி)றன. மனrத/களr) பய)பா%&IA ெபpLU உபேயாகபடாததாc, இைவ monitoring. They are used by people for prey-catching baits. This review paper explains the ecological indicators, taxonomy, species diversity,ெபqUபாtU habitat, behaviouralஇைரைய patern,பX&\AU respiraton uZ&லிc & kinematcs, பய)பKTத.பKகி)றன. feeding ecology, reproducton, இEத nutritonஆvs\ content க%Kைர, & its medicinalwIJCxழc value, andAறிகா%&க0, threats to mudskippers. வைகபXpTதc, இனNகளr) ப)SகTத)ைம, வாWவXடU, நடTைத Sைற, wவாசU மIJU இய\கவXயc, உணs xழலியc, இன.ெபq\கU, ஊ%டCசTL தரsக0, அத) மqTLவ மதி.M மIJU அபாயNக0 Keywords:ஆகியவIைற Amphibious வXள\AகிறL. fsh, distributon, ecological indicator, mudskippers, species diversity. பரெவ%&ம()(ம%+கி.ப/(க0) (Mudskipper) நிலந>/ வாழிக0 வA.ைபCசா/Eத, ேசIJ தி%Kக0, சL.MநிலNக0, அைலஏIற பAதிக0, ஆIJ SகTLவாரU மIJU கழிநிலNக0 ேபா)ற பAதிகைள வாWவXடமாக ெகாZடைவ. ஏற\Aைறய 34 ப)Sக.ப%ட பரெவ%&ம() இனNக0 உலகிc காண.பKகி)றன. பரெவ%&ம()/ம%+கி.ப/க0 ஆ\ஸுெட/சிேட ேகாபXேட (Oxudercidae Gobiidae) AKUபTைத ேச/Eதைவ. இEேதா-ேமIA பசிபX\ பAதி, ஆ.பXp\காவX) ெவ.பமZடல ேமIA கடIகைர மIJU இEதிய. ெபqNகடலிc இEத உயXpனNகளr) நிகWs பரவலாக\ காண.பKகிறL. பரெவ%&ம() உயXpயc Aறிகா%&யாகsU, ஆIJ SகTLவாரUகளr) பாLகா.M கZகாணX.பX) Aறிகா%&யாகsU அறிய.பKகி)றன. மனrத/களr) பய)பா%&IA ெபpLU உபேயாகபடாததாc, இைவ ெபqUபாtU இைரைய பX&\AU uZ&லிc பய)பKTத.பKகி)றன. இEத ஆvs\ க%Kைர, wIJCxழc Aறிகா%&க0, வைகபXpTதc, இனNகளr) ப)SகTத)ைம, வாWவXடU, நடTைத Sைற, wவாசU மIJU இய\கவXயc, உணs xழலியc, இன.ெபq\கU, ஊ%டCசTL தரsக0, அத) மqTLவ மதி.M மIJU அபாயNக0 ஆகியவIைற வXள\AகிறL. பரெவ%&ம()(ம%+கி.ப/(க0) (Mudskipper) நிலந>/ வாழிக0 வA.ைபCசா/Eத, ேசIJ தி%Kக0, சL.MநிலNக0, அைலஏIற பAதிக0, ஆIJ SகTLவாரU மIJU கழிநிலNக0 ேபா)ற பAதிகைள வாWவXடமாக ெகாZடைவ. ஏற\Aைறய 34 ப)Sக.ப%ட பரெவ%&ம() இனNக0 உலகிc காண.பKகி)றன. பரெவ%&ம()/ம%+கி.ப/க0 ஆ\ஸுெட/சிேட ேகாபXேட (Oxudercidae Gobiidae) AKUபTைத ேச/Eதைவ. இEேதா-ேமIA பசிபX\ பAதி, ஆ.பXp\காவX) ெவ.பமZடல ேமIA கடIகைர மIJU இEதிய. ெபqNகடலிc இEத உயXpனNகளr) நிகWs பரவலாக\ காண.பKகிறL. பரெவ%&ம() உயXpயc Aறிகா%&யாகsU, ஆIJ SகTLவாரUகளr) பாLகா.M கZகாணX.பX) Aறிகா%&யாகsU அறிய.பKகி)றன. மனrத/களr) பய)பா%&IA ெபpLU உபேயாகபடாததாc, இைவ ெபqUபாtU இைரைய பX&\AU uZ&லிc Editor: A. Biju Kumar, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Date of publicaton: 26 December 2020 (online & print) பய)பKTத.பKகி)றன. இEத ஆvs\ க%Kைர, wIJCxழc Aறிகா%&க0, வைகபXpTதc, இனNகளr) ப)SகTத)ைம, வாWவXடU, நடTைத Citaton:Sைற, Kumaraguru, wவாசU மIJU A., R.C. இய\கவXயc,Mary & V. Saisaraswathi உணs xழலியc,(2020). A review இன.ெபq\கU, about fsh walking ஊ%டCசTL on land . தரsக0,Journal of Threatenedஅத) மqTLவ Taxa 12(17): மதி.M 17276–17286 மIJU அபாயNக0. htps://doi. org/10.11609/jot.6243.12.17.ஆகியவIைற வXள\AகிறL.17276-17286 Copyright: © Kumaraguru et al. 2020. Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of this artcle in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. Funding: None. Competng interests: The authors declare no competng interests. Author details: Dr. A. Kumaraguru is working as conservaton scientst specialized in wildlife biology and genetc studies on tger. Ms. Rosette is currently doing her MSc in biotechnology and her research interests include marine biology, biodiversity and conservaton, phytochemical studies, molecular docking. Dr. V. Sai Saraswathi is an expert in environmental sciences, working for the conservaton of biodiversity, climate change, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, and phytochemistry. Author contributon: In this review paper, VS contributed in the literature review collecton, paper editng, proof reading. ER collected literature review, paper drafing. AK prepared the review design, proof reading and editng. All authors were involved in the mansuscript revision. 17276 J TT Review about fsh walking on land Kumaraguru et al. INTRODUCTION afecton towards salinity and temperature variatons (Kanejiya et al. 2017c). They also contribute towards Osche (1962) suggested that mudskippers would the growth of mangrove trees, when the populaton be useful for interpretng the transiton of species of mudskippers is abundant, consequently providing from water to land. There is some evidence about appropriate nutrients supportng the growth of the transiton of fshes to tetrapods, which occurred mangroves (Shenoy et al. 2012). more than 360 million years ago (Ulrich & Elliot 2013). Polgar (2009) atempted the studies of Malayan There are about 40 species classifed under 10 genera. mudskippers as a biomonitor in mangroves concerning Mudskippers predominantly inhabit the mangrove forest species area relatonship (SAR) and revealed that the and mudfats of the Indo-West Pacifc region, the tropical destructon of habitats resulted from reduced species western coast of Africa, and Indian Ocean coastlines. abundance. Mudskippers bioaccumulate pollutants Mudskippers are known to be burrow dwellers preferring through ingeston as they tend to be prey for many the swampy marshes, estuaries, and the intertdal mudfat species. Mudskippers ensure the coastal, regions for their living (Murdy 1989). The feeding intertdal, and estuary’s health (Polgar & Lim 2011). ecology of the Mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarous Studies have shown that mudskippers act as a biological was found to be ‘opportunistc feeders’ meant to be indicator of addressing the severity of oil polluton in the satsfying the food needs with the available resources coastal areas of the Persian Gulf. Biomarker responses of (Chukwu & Deekae 2013).