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Pearse's mudskipper

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Species of fish

Pearse's mudskipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Periophthalmus
Species: P. novemradiatus
Binomial name
Periophthalmus novemradiatus
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Gobius novemradiatus F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935

Pearse's mudskipper (Periophthalmus novemradiatus) or Indian dwarf mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of the Bay of Bengal. This species is amphibious, dwelling in intertidal areas. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Periophthalmus novemradiatus". FishBase. June 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Periophthalmus novemradiatus


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