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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Boleophthalmus: Name from Greek, ßoƛɛ for ejected and 'ophthalmos' for eye; refers to species capability to rapidly raise their eyes above the level of their orbital cavities, as if the eyes were being ejected..
More on authors: McCulloch & Waite.

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Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical (Ref. 5218)

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Known only from Austalia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28618)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Distinguished by the following characteristics: total elements in D2 24-28; length 27.0-29.8% SL ; length of D2 base 43.2-47.9% SL; first D2 element usually segmented and unbranched; longitudinal scale count 90-136; predorsal scales 30-53; lower jaw teeth notched (Ref. 5218).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Amphibious air-breather (Ref. 31184).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kailola, P.J., 1991. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p. (Ref. 6771)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 February 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918