Periophthalmus gracilis

Periophthalmus gracilis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Oxudercinae
Genus: Periophthalmus
Species: P. gracilis
Binomial name
Periophthalmus gracilis
Eggert, 1935

Periophthalmus gracilis is a species of mudskippers native to marine and brackish waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is an inhabitant of the intertidal zone, capable of spending time out of water. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Periophthalmus gracilis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Periophthalmus gracilis.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.