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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Periophthalmodon: Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia, and northern Queensland. Also from Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11344)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished by the following characteristics: pectoral fin rays 15-l7; spinous dorsal fin IV-V ; length of Dl base 5.0-8.1 % SL; pelvic fins with frenum and completely united; isthmus lacking scales; snout completely scaled; dorsal fins not contiguous in adult males (Ref. 5218).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air (Ref. 31184).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Murdy, E.O., 1989. A taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the oxudercine gobies (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae). Rec. Aust. Mus., Suppl. 11:1-93. (Ref. 5218)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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