Pug-headed mudskipper (Periophthalmodon freycineti)

Scientific name: Periophthalmodon freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Pug-headed mudskipper (Periophthalmodon freycineti)

The Pug-headed mudskipper (Periophthalmodon freycineti) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Philippines, eastern Indonesia, and northern Queensland. Also from Papua New Guinea.

Biology

An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Periophthalmodon freycineti
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia, and northern Queensland. Also from Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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