Graceful mudskipper
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished by the following characteristics: no pelvic frenum, or if present, only visible with magnification; pelvic fins totally separate; D 1 short and rounded, brown inframarginal stripe terminating into a prominent black spot, no elongate spines; D2 with single dusky stripe mesially; dorsal fins not connected by membrane; Dl with 9'-11 spines; longitudinal scale count 52-70; head width 14.2-19.3% SL; pelvic fin length 11.7-15.1 % SL; length of anal fin base 17.8-21.1% SL; length ofD2 base 18.8-21.3% SL; total D2 elements 12-13; total anal fin elements 11-12; TRDB 14-20 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Graceful mudskipper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Graceful Mudskipper · Slender Mudskipper |
| 🌍MSA | Belacak · Belacak kucing · Belodok · Belontok · Gabus laut · Kod India · Lisah |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Saltarín del fango esbelto |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 細彈塗魚 · 细弹涂鱼 |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Graceful mudskipper.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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