Pug-headed mudskipper

Periophthalmodon freycineti

Twenty Five Point Five Centimeters Goby of Philippine Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

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. Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Periophthalmodon
Maximum length: 25.5 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia, and northern Queensland. Also from Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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