Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae Mudskippers
Subfamily: Periophthalminae
Genus: Boleophthalmus

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy, 1989

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Boleophthalmus birdsongi
[Birdsong's mudskipper]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770)

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Boleophthalmus boddarti
[Boddart's goggle-eyed goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Known only from Austalia.
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918

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Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus
[Bluespotted mudskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18.7 cm TL
Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837

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Boleophthalmus dussumieri
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Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Boleophthalmus pectinirostris
[Great blue spotted mudskipper]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Boleophthalmus poti Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013

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Boleophthalmus poti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Boleophthalmus birdsongi Birdsong's mudskipper Indo-West Pacific 11.1 SL 1989
Boleophthalmus boddarti Boddart's goggle-eyed goby Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1770
Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus Bluespotted mudskipper Known only from Austalia. 16.5 SL 1918
Boleophthalmus dussumieri Indian Ocean 18.7 TL 1837
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris Great blue spotted mudskipper Northwest Pacific 22 1758
Boleophthalmus poti Western Pacific 10.8 SL 2013



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