Boddart's goggle-eyed goby (Boleophthalmus boddarti)

Scientific name: Boleophthalmus boddarti Pallas, 1770

Boddart's goggle-eyed goby (Boleophthalmus boddarti)

The Boddart's goggle-eyed goby (Boleophthalmus boddarti) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India to New Guinea and north to China. Also recorded from Sulaibikhat Bay, Persian Gulf.

Biology

Inhabits brackish water of estuaries and freshwater tidal zone. Occurs in burrows and is often found on mudflats in extremely shallow water where it browses on algae. An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air. Occasionally seen in markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Boleophthalmus boddarti
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to New Guinea and north to China. Also recorded from Sulaibikhat Bay, Persian Gulf.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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