Weber's mudskipper (Periophthalmus weberi)

Scientific name: Periophthalmus weberi Eggert, 1935

Weber's mudskipper (Periophthalmus weberi)

The Weber's mudskipper (Periophthalmus weberi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Periophthalmus weberi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: restricted to Irian Jaya (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. Records from the Ganges Delta in the Indian region probably refer to Periophthalmodon septemradiatus.
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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