New Guinea mudskipper

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing ; An intertidal and amphibious air-breather which inhabits brackish mangrove and nipa palm areas, sometimes enters the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Occurs in the margin of estuaries and tidal creeks . Actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D1 modally XI; D2 modally I,12; A modally I,11; caudal fin modally with 17 segmented rays; 71-110 lateral scales; 25-32 predorsal scales; inner rays of pelvic fin always united for more than three-quarters of their length; color of first dorsal fin red-brown or black, with broad, black submarginal stripe and white distal margin, the posterior edge concave, giving triangular shape to fin; color of second dorsal fin with whitish margin and one broad, black sub-marginal band and basal row of black spots; anal, pectoral, or caudal fins usually no markings, small brown spots or dusky pigment along length of fin or fin rays in some individuals; pelvic fin with prominent frenum and heavily pigmented on dorsal surface, with narrow, yellowish to whitish marginal band .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for New Guinea mudskipper is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 8°S - 19°S known from Australia and Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect New Guinea mudskipper.

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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