Oxuderces Dentatus
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Occurs in brackish water of estuaries and in the freshwater tidal zone. Lives on intertidal mudflats often covered with a thin film of water .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished by the following characteristics: Total D2 elements 24-27; total anal fin elements 24-26; second dorsal and anal fins unattached to caudal fin; 15 branched caudal fin rays; predorsal scales 22 or fewer, often lacking; no canine teeth internal to symphysis of lower jaw; teeth in both jaws caninoid with blunt tips, none bilobed; pore situated in middle of interorbital region; basihyal spatulate; head and trunk greyish blue; caudal, anal and pelvic fins translucent; pectoral fin translucent but with a large, dusky blotch on upper base; nape with dusky reticulations; anterior nostril with a black anterior margin; venter shiny white .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Oxuderces Dentatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical West Pacific: India, Viet Nam, Macao, China, Malaysia and Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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