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Yellow-spotted Mudskipper

Periophthalmus walailakae

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sea and tidal mud and rocks near mangroves.

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Yellow-spotted Mudskipper - Periophthalmus walailakae

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Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Same way as I get close to birds, slowly and quietly, but these guys are big (up to 13cm long) and not too scared of humans, especially when the tide is going out. Also I used a 300mm lens, thats 12x the standard.
Lipase
incredible, how did you get so close?

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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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