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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Periophthalmus: Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335); takita: Named for Dr. Toru Takita, in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of mudskipper ecology; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Toru Takita (1936–2014) was a Korean ichthyologist who spent much of his career at Nagasaki University, Japan (1963–2002). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jaafar & Larson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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Biển. Tropical
Sự phân bố
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Eastern Indian to Western Pacific of Australia.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 83599)
Short description
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Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 8 - 12; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 11 - 12; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 1; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 10 - 12. This species is characterized by the following: D1 spines modally VIII; D2 modally I,12; A modally I,11; caudal fin modally 17 segmented rays; 58-73 lateral scales; 22-31 predorsal scales; pelvic fin with prominent frenum with sparse, small brown spots on dorsal surface; inner rays of pelvic fin fused for half but never more than three-quarters of length; head and body pale grey, whitish ventrally; small, rounded, blackish spots on cheeks, pectoral fin base, and anterior part of body; distinct round orange spots along lower half of head and body (less numerous posteriorly); first dorsal fin is broadly rounded, grey to black, with very thin, white margin restricted to tips of spines while second dorsal fin whitish grey with narrow pale marginal stripe, two broad black bands, one sub-marginal and one medial, and a basal row of black spots; anal fin pale orange to creamy; pectoral fins pale with fine dusky markings mostly following fin rays; caudal fin dusky to pinkish grey (Ref. 83599).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Jaafar, Z. and H.K. Larson, 2008. A new species of mudskipper, Periophthalmus takita (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae), from Australia, with a key to the genus. Zool. Sci. 25:946-952. (Ref. 83599)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00514 - 0.02340), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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