Periophthalmodon freycineti

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.[1] Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects.[2] The specific name honours the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected.[3]

Periophthalmodon freycineti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Periophthalmodon
Species:
P. freycineti
Binomial name
Periophthalmodon freycineti
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
  • Periophthalmus freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Periophthalmodon freycineti Valenciennes, 1837
  • Periophthalmus australis Castelnau, 1875

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Periophthalmodon freycineti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Dianne J. Bray. "Periophthalmodon freycineti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 Aug 2018.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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