barred mudskipper

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| image = Periophthalmus argentilineatus 01.JPG

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| taxon = Periophthalmus argentilineatus

| authority = Valenciennes, 1837

| synonyms =

• Periophthalmus dipus Bleeker, 1854
• Euchoristopus kalolo regius Whitley, 1931
• Periophthalmus vulgaris regius (Whitley, 1931)
• Periophthalmus vulgaris Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus vulgaris vulgaris Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus sobrinus Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus vulgaris notatus Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus vulgaris ceylonensis Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus dipus parvus Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus dipus angustiformis Eggert, 1935
• Periophthalmus argentilineatus striopunctatus Eggert, 1935

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File:Silverlined mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) Phi Phi.jpg

The barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) or silverlined mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine, fresh and brackish waters from the African coast of the Indian Ocean, to the Marianas and Samoa in the western Pacific Ocean, and from the Ryukyus south to Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and nipa palm stands and can cross surfaces of mud while out of the water. This species can reach a length of {{convert|19|cm|in}} TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Periophthalmus|species= argentilineatus| month = June | year = 2013}}

Parasites of the barred mudskipper include Acanthocephalan larvae and the small Opecoelid Digenean (Opegaster ouemoensis) parasite in the intestine and described from fish collected in New Caledonia.Bray, R. A. & Justine, J.-L. 2013: A digenean parasite in a mudskipper: Opegaster ouemoensis sp. n. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes (Perciformes: Gobiidae) in the mangroves of New Caledonia. Folia Parasitologica, 60, 7–16. {{doi|10.14411/fp.2013.002}}