Boleophthalmus

Boleophthalmus is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Boleophthalmus
B. pectinirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Oxudercinae
Genus: Boleophthalmus
Valenciennes, 1837
Type species
Gobius boddarti
Pallas, 1770[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy, 1989 (Birdsong's mudskipper)
  • Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770) (Boddart's goggle-eyed goby)
  • Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Bluespotted mudskipper)
  • Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837
  • Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Boleophthalmus poti Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Boleophthalmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Boleophthalmus in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Bibliography

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  • Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
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  • Moyle, P. i J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a. edició, Upper Saddle River, Nova Jersey, Estats Units: Prentice-Hall. Any 2000.
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