Periophthalmodon freycineti, the pug-headed mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobiiform family Oxudercidae. It distribution extends from the Philippines through eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland.[1] Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects.[2] The specific name honours the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected.[3]
Periophthalmodon freycineti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Genus: | Periophthalmodon |
Species: | P. freycineti
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Binomial name | |
Periophthalmodon freycineti | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Periophthalmodon freycineti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Periophthalmodon freycineti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 Aug 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2018.