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(Pallas, 1770)
Special thanks for the pictures to Heinz Mahler, ReefDreams.
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: India to New Guinea and north to China. Also recorded from Sulaibikhat Bay, Persian Gulf.
Biology:
Inhabits brackish water of estuaries and freshwater tidal zone. Occurs in burrows and is often found on mudflats in extremely shallow water where it browses on algae.
An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air.
Synonymised taxa:
Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770)
Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860
Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861
Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770
Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770
Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822
Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Special thanks for the pictures to Heinz Mahler, ReefDreams.
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: India to New Guinea and north to China. Also recorded from Sulaibikhat Bay, Persian Gulf.
Biology:
Inhabits brackish water of estuaries and freshwater tidal zone. Occurs in burrows and is often found on mudflats in extremely shallow water where it browses on algae.
An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air.
Synonymised taxa:
Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770)
Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860
Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861
Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770
Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770
Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822
Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801