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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Boleophthalmus: Name from Greek, ßoƛɛ for ejected and 'ophthalmos' for eye; refers to species capability to rapidly raise their eyes above the level of their orbital cavities, as if the eyes were being ejected.
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
সামুদ্রিক; স্বাদু পানি; ঈষৎ লোনা তলদেশ বিহারী ; pH range: 8.0 - 8.5; অ_ পরিযায়ী; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 0 - ? m. Tropical; 26°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060)
Northwest Pacific: China, Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
Length at first maturity / আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 6 - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 125930); 22.0 cm (female); সবের্াচ্চ প্রকাশিত ওজন : 91.40 g (Ref. 125930); সর্বোচ্চ উলি্ল্লখিত বয়স : 4 বৎসর (Ref. 53358)
পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 24 - 31; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 24 - 30. Distinguished by the following characteristics: Total elements in D2 23-26; caudal fin length 18.3-22.2% SL; head length 24.3-28.0% SL; length of D2 base 41.5-46.1% SL; first D2 element usually segmented and branched; longitudinal scale count 84-123; predorsal scales 26-48; lower jaw teeth notched (Ref. 5218).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between tide pools and air (Ref. 31184). Creeps around and browses on mud flats at low tide; stays in a burrow in the mud at high tide. Herbivores that graze on diatoms on the mud surface during low tide (Ref. 92840). Caught for food. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00664 - 0.01042), b=2.96 (2.89 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref.
120179): মাধ্যম , সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১.৪-৪.৪ বৎসর (tmax=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
