Slender mudskipper (Zappa confluentus)

Scientific name: Zappa confluentus Roberts, 1978

Slender mudskipper (Zappa confluentus)

The Slender mudskipper (Zappa confluentus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Oceania, known only from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers in New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-29; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 23 - 28

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zappa confluentus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.4
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: known only from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers in New Guinea.
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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