Boddart's goggle-eyed goby
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; 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 . Feeds on algae and harpacticoids . An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air . Occasionally seen in markets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished by the following characteristics: total elements in D2 24-26 (mean = 24.5); caudal fin length 17.9-23.3% SL; head length 25.0-30.4% SL; length of D2 base 40.2-46.4% SL; first D2 element usually unsegmented and unbranched; longitudinal scale count 61-79; predorsal scales 25-35; lower jaw teeth notched .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Boddart's goggle-eyed goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical West Pacific: India to New Guinea and north to China (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
algae and harpacticoids (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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