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Blue-spotted Mudskipper (Periophthalmus pectinirostris)

Blue-spotted Mudskipper (Periophthalmus pectinirostris)

Blue-spotted Mudskipper (boleophthalmus pectinirostris)


Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Gobiidae
Common Name: Blue-spotted Mudskipper
Genus: Periophthalmus
Species Name: pectinirostris

About The Blue-spotted Mudskipper

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).

Rights Holder: FishBase

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