Biology:Periophthalmodon freycineti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Periophthalmodon |
| Species: | P. freycineti
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| Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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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 France explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Periophthalmodon freycineti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ Dianne J. Bray. "Periophthalmodon freycineti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/140. Retrieved 13 Aug 2018.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 24 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes3/. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2503461 entry
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