Species Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935

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External Links

• Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, B. 1935. Beitrag zur Systematik, Biologie und geographischen Verbreitung der Periophthalmidae. Zoologische Jahrbücher 67: 29-116 figs 1-16 pls 1-9 [79, pl. 6(22)].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MSNG, Tjilatjap, Java; Mole, Jakarta (as Batavia); Sumatra, Indonesia; UTG, Tjilatjap, Java; Mole, Jakarta (as Batavia); Sumatra, Indonesia
  Comment: type material recorded as lost by (Murdy, E.O., 1989).

  Type locality references:

  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.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Ludmilla Creek, NT (130°50'E) and Cape Tribulation (16°05'S) to Noosa River (26°50'S), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Amphibious, benthic, estuary, inshore, mud bottom-marine.

 

General References

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. [1673]

Larson, H.K. & Lim, K.K.P. 2005. A guide to the gobies of Singapore. Singapore : Singapore Science Centre 164 pp. [132]

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. [24]

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 [37]

 

Common Name References

Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [242] (Graceful Mudskipper)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender 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] (Slender 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	11-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED