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

Species

ムツゴロウ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyGobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded3,267

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
93
Family
Gobiidae
Collections
CMN, CAS, USNM, NHMUK, AM, UMMZ
Recorded in
Indonesia, Z.W. Nw. Guinea, Iran, Thailand, Pakistan, India, China, Vietnam

Wikidata facts

Instance of
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Parent taxon
mudskipper
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Commons category
Boleophthalmus
taxon name
Boleophthalmus
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Category:Boleophthalmus
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Encyclopedic overview

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

==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: B. birdsongi Murdy, 1989 (Birdsong's goggle-eyed goby) B. boddarti (Pallas, 1770) (Boddart's goggle-eyed goby) B. caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Bluespotted mudskipper) B. dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837 (Dussumier's mudskipper) B. pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Great blue spotted mudskipper) B. poti Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013

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