Pearse's mudskipper

Pearse's mudskipper
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. novemradiatus
Binomial name
Periophthalmus novemradiatus
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Gobius novemradiatus F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935

Periophthalmus novemradiatus, Pearse's mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of India. This species is amphibious, dwelling in intertidal areas. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Periophthalmus novemradiatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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