Species Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Giant Mudskipper, Great Mud-hopper
- Periophthalmus freycineti Valenciennes, A. in Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824. Chapter 8 Poissons. 183-328 pls 43-65 in Freycinet, L.C.D. de (ed.). Voyage autour du Monde, entrepris par ordre du Roi, exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris : Pillet Aîné Vol. 1 712 pp. 96 pls. [257] [authorship sometimes attributed to Valenciennes].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Timor. - Periophthalmus australis Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [22].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Murdy, E.O. 1989. A taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the oxudercine gobies (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 11: 1-93 figs 1-98 pls 1-3 [26]
Generic Combinations
- Periophthalmodon schlosseri australis (Castelnau, 1875). —
Eggert, B. 1935. Beitrag zur Systematik, Biologie und geographischen Verbreitung der Periophthalmidae. Zoologische Jahrbücher 67: 29-116 figs 1-16 pls 1-9 [50] - Periophthalmodon freycineti (Valenciennes, 1837). —
Murdy, E.O. 1989. A taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the oxudercine gobies (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 11: 1-93 figs 1-98 pls 1-3 [26]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Periophthalmodon barbarus (Linneaus, 1766) [misidentification, species is an Atlantic species of Periophthalmus]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [381] - Periophthalmodon schlosseri Pallas, 1770. —
Koumans, F.P. 1953. The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Gobioidea. Leiden : Brill Vol. 10 423 pp. 95 figs. [216] (misidentification in part, considered Periophthalmodon freycineti as a synonym of P. schlosseri)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Hedland, WA (20°18'S) to Rockhampton, QLD (23°30'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [204]
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [200]
- Parenti, L.R. & Jaafar, Z. 2017. Chapter 2: The Natural Distribution of Mudskippers. pp. 37-68 in Jaafar, Z. & Murdy, E.O. (eds.). Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers. Boca Rotan, Florida : CRC Press 390 pp. [62]
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, benthic, estuary, inshore, mud bottom-marine.
General References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [344]
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1672]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [381] (as Periophthalmodon barbarus)
Murdy, E,O. & Jaafar, Z. 2017. Chapter 1: Taxonomy and Systematics Review. pp. 1-36 in Jaafar, Z. & Murdy, E.O. (eds.). Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers. Boca Rotan, Florida : CRC Press 390 pp. [15]
Murdy, E.O. 1989. A taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the oxudercine gobies (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 11: 1-93 figs 1-98 pls 1-3 [26]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56]
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [476] (Great Mud-hopper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Giant Mudskipper)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [58] (Giant Mudskipper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 05-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 15-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |