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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Periophthalmus: Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: no pelvic frenum, or if present, only visible
with magnification; pelvic fins totally separate; D 1 short and rounded, brown inframarginal stripe terminating into a prominent black spot, no elongate spines; D2 with single dusky stripe mesially; dorsal fins not connected by membrane; Dl with 9'-11 spines; longitudinal scale count 52-70; head width 14.2-19.3% SL; pelvic fin length 11.7-15.1 % SL; length of anal fin base 17.8-21.1% SL; length ofD2 base 18.8-21.3% SL; total D2 elements 12-13; total anal fin elements 11-12; TRDB 14-20 (Ref. 5218).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttling 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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