| Family: |
Oxudercidae (Mudskippers), subfamily: Periophthalminae |
| Max. size: |
4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
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). |
| Biology: |
An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air (Ref. 31184). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 August 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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