Pearse's mudskipper
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between rock pools and air .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. This is a sexually dimorphic species, with males possessing greatly elongate first spine of first dorsal fin, reaching eighth element of second dorsal fin when appressed; when preserved first dorsal fin brown or black with white distal edge, no spots; margin of first dorsal fin concave in males while concave to straight in females; second dorsal fin with two black bands, broader one located inframarginally and the other located medially, black spots basally on membrane between dorsal fin elements; pelvic fin with prominent frenum and inner rays fused for more than half of length. D1 modally IX; D2 modally I,12; A modally I,13; caudal fin rays modally 15 segmented rays, with first and last two rays unbranched; 62-67 lateral scale rows; 18-24 predorsal scales .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pearse's mudskipper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pearse's mudskipper is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pearse's mudskipper is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical Indian Ocean: India.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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