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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Zappa: Because of Zappa Freak, music. See the site {homepage.utlworld.com}; " A fish called Zappa".
Eponymy: Frank Vincent Zappa (1940–1993) was well-known as a musician and composer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; amphidrome (Ref. 46888). Tropical; 2°S - 9°S
Asia and Oceania: known only from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers in New Guinea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5218)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 24 - 29; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 23 - 28. Distinguished by the following characteristics: total D2 elements 27-30; caudal fin length 21.4-27.9% SL; head length 22.0-25.7% SL (Ref. 5218).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabit mainly tidal mudflats adjacent to turbid, brackish rivers.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).