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Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Periophthalmus: Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335);  spilotus: Named for the small, brilliant whitish blue spots on the head and body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Brackish; demersal. Tropical

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Western Pacific: Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 46587)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 26. Pelvic fins totally united into rounded disk. First dorsal high, greyish; spots and elongate spines absent; when appressed reaching D2 origin. Second dorsal with dusky stripe mesially; whitish spots medial to this stripe. Caudal fin blackish medially. Anal fin translucent, spots and stripes absent (Ref. 35996).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Known from the intertidal mudflat of the Suir river of Tebing Tinggi I., Sumatra. Associated with Periophthalmus novemradiatus and P. gracilis (Ref. 35996).

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Murdy, E.O. and T. Takita, 1999. Periophthalmus spilotus, a new species of mudskipper from Sumatra (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae). Ichthyol. Res. 46(4):367-370. (Ref. 35996)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00495 - 0.02318), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).