Boleophthalmus

Boleophthalmus
B. pectinirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Oxudercidae
Subfamily:Oxudercinae
Genus:Boleophthalmus
Valenciennes, 1837
Type species
Gobius boddarti
Pallas, 1770[1]

Boleophthalmus is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy, 1989 (Birdsong's mudskipper)
  • Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770) (Boddart's goggle-eyed goby)
  • Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Bluespotted mudskipper)
  • Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837
  • Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Boleophthalmus poti Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Boleophthalmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Boleophthalmus in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Bibliography

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