Gobiidae

Mud skipper

Boleophthalmus dussumieri

Fish in the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Boleophthalmus dussumieri, Dussumier's mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the Indian Ocean where it can be found on mudflats in fresh, brackish and marine waters of Iraq, Pakistan and India as well as probably in Bangladesh. This species can reach a length of 18.7 centimetres (7.4 in) TL. The specific name honours the French explorer and trader Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883).