Mangrove forests are some of the most important biological communities along tropical and sub-tropical bays, estuaries and seashores all over the world.
Mudskippers are typical mangrove dwellers. These peculiar fish are able to spend extended periods of time out of the water while breeding a mixture of air and water stored in their gill cavity. With specially modified fins, they can walk and jump all over the mud and even climb up the mangrove roots.
Scats are also typical mangrove inhabitants and can tolerate extreme fluctuations in salinity.
Bony fish
Barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus - Gobiidae)
Four-eyes (Anableps anableps - Anablepidae)
Pajama cardinalfish, coral cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera - Apogonidae)
Silver moony, silver batfish, diamond fish (Monodactylus argenteus - Monodactylidae)
Spotted scat, leopard-scat, spotted butterfish (Scatophagus argus - Scatophagidae)
Striped scat, spotbanded scat, butterfish (Scatophagus multifasciatus - Scatophagida)















