Periophthalmus Walailakae
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Found in mangrove forests . Builds burrows 9-13 cm wide and 100-120 cm deep . Nocturnal, leaving the burrow to feed in the evening and returning in the morning .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Teeth in both jaws in a single row; snout, isthmus and interorbital region with no scales; frenum strongly prominent; pelvic fins completely joined by membrane for entire length to form a disk; dorsal fins well separated; first dorsal brownish red with a white margin, its margin rounded; second dorsal fin with a black stripe in middle of fin; dark brown and pale yellow spots on head and trunk . Caudal fin asymmetrically rounded .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Periophthalmus Walailakae is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Brackish; demersal. Tropical Indian Ocean: Andaman coast of southern Thailand to Western Pacific in Singapore.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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