Shuttles hoppfish

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing ; Intertidal, actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air . They breathe air when out of water . Can stay out of the water for up to 22-60 hours if kept moist . Inhabits level mudflats with no vegetation . Found in estuaries, swamps, marshy areas and tidal mud flats. Moves around briskly on land preying on small animals. Used in Chinese medicine .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguished by the following characteristics: pelvic fins united anteriorly by a moderate to strong frenum; medial rays united by a membrane for about half their length; D 1 height moderate, its margin rounded, a dusky stripe inframarginally and no spots on fin, no elongate spines; D2 with single dusky stripe inframarginally; dorsal fins not connected by membrane; D I with 1O-l7 spines; longitudinal scale count 75-100; head width 14.1-19.8% SL; pelvic fin length 11.5-14.6% SL; length of anal fin base 16.1-22.2% SL; length of D2 base 19.8-24.1 % SL; total D2 elements 12-14; total anal fin elements 11-13; TRDB 19-29 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Shuttles hoppfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Shuttles hoppfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Shuttles hoppfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Vietnam (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 14 records indexed .

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