Birdsong's mudskipper (Boleophthalmus birdsongi)

Scientific name: Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy, 1989

Birdsong's mudskipper (Boleophthalmus birdsongi)

The Birdsong's mudskipper (Boleophthalmus birdsongi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, endemic to Australia.

Biology

Amphibious air-breather. Max. length (Edward O. Murdy, pers. comm., 2000).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Boleophthalmus birdsongi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.6
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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