Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae Mudskippers
Subfamily: Periophthalminae
Genus: Periophthalmodon

(See list of species below)



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Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25.5 cm TL
Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Periophthalmodon freycineti
[Pug-headed mudskipper]

Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770)

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Periophthalmodon schlosseri
[Giant mudskipper]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822)

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Periophthalmodon septemradiatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Periophthalmodon freycineti Pug-headed mudskipper Western Pacific 25.5 TL 1824
Periophthalmodon schlosseri Giant mudskipper Indo-West Pacific 27 TL 1770
Periophthalmodon septemradiatus Asia 10 SL 1822



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