Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Oxudercinae
Genus: Boleophthalmus

(See list of species below)

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Boleophthalmus birdsongi
[Birdsong's mudskipper]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

Boleophthalmus boddarti
[Boddart's goggle-eyed goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus
[Bluespotted mudskipper]

Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Boleophthalmus dussumieri
[]

Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Boleophthalmus pectinirostris
[Great blue spotted mudskipper]

Photo by Polgar, G.

Boleophthalmus poti
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6 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Boleophthalmus
(Gobies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1989	Boleophthalmus birdsongi	Birdsong's mudskipper	Indo-West Pacific	11.1 SL
1770	Boleophthalmus boddarti	Boddart's goggle-eyed goby	Indo-West Pacific	22 TL
1918	Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus	Bluespotted mudskipper	Known only from Austalia.	16.5 SL
1837	Boleophthalmus dussumieri		Indian Ocean	18.7 TL
1758	Boleophthalmus pectinirostris	Great blue spotted mudskipper	Northwest Pacific	20 TL
2013	Boleophthalmus poti		Western Pacific	10.8 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Gobiidae GobiesSubfamily: OxudercinaeGenus: Boleophthalmus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Oxudercinae
Genus: Boleophthalmus

(See list of species below)