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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Boleophthalmus: Name from Greek, ßoƛɛ for ejected and 'ophthalmos' for eye; refers to species capability to rapidly raise their eyes above the level of their orbital cavities, as if the eyes were being ejected.
Eponymy: Dr Ray S Birdsong (1935–1995) was an American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 93058)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 23 - 25; Raggi anali molli: 22 - 24. Distinguished by the following characteristics: total elements in D2 23-25; caudal fin length 17.9-24.6% SL; head length 26.6-31.1 % SL; length of D2 base 38.2-43.5%; first D2 element usually segmented and unbranched; longitudinal scale count 89-111; predorsal scales 38-60;
lower jaw teeth atypical for Boleophthalmus, notch lacking, teeth more rounded than congeners (Ref. 5218).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Amphibious air-breather (Ref. 31184). Max. length (Edward O. Murdy, pers. comm., 2000).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kailola, P.J., 1991. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p. (Ref. 6771)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.2, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1050 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00326 - 0.01539), b=2.95 (2.76 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).