Periophthalmodon freycineti

Periophthalmodon freycineti, the pug-headed mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobiiform family Oxudercidae. It distribution extends from the Philippines through eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland.[1] Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects.[2] The specific name honours the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected.[3]

Periophthalmodon freycineti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Periophthalmodon
Species:
P. freycineti
Binomial name
Periophthalmodon freycineti
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
  • Periophthalmus freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Periophthalmodon freycineti Valenciennes, 1837
  • Periophthalmus australis Castelnau, 1875

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Periophthalmodon freycineti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Dianne J. Bray. "Periophthalmodon freycineti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 Aug 2018.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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