Walking goby
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; An intertidal species found on sand and mud flats along bay shores. Also in estuarine areas, swamps, marshy areas and on tidal mud flats . Also found in the freshwater tidal zone . Actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air . Feeds on algae and harpacticoids, chromodorids and nematodes . Amphibious air-breather .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished by the following characteristics: prominent barbel on ventral midline near symphysis of lower jaw; upper jaw teeth 19-31; head depth 10.1-12.4% SL ; caudal fin length 18.5-25.1 % SL ; length of D 1 base 5.7-7.5% SL; 4-7 vertical, narrow, bluish grey bars on trunk; no large, black spots or stripes basally on posterior half of D2; D2 and anal fins connected by membrane to caudal fin .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Walking goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical West Pacific: ranges from Pakistan to Japan and Australia.
🌿 Ecology
algae and harpacticoids, chromodorids and nematodes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bearded Goby · Bearded Mudskipper · Blue Mud-hopper · Walking Goby |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Tokagehaze · トカゲハゼ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Синий длиннотелый прыгун |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Saltarín del fango celeste |
| 🌍THA | ปลาตีนหนวด · ปลาท่องเที่ยวกระโดง · ปลาพรวดกระโดง |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 花跳 · 青彈塗魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apocryptes macrophthalmus | Castelnau | 1873 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus aucupatorius | Richardson | 1845 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus campylostomus | Richardson | 1846 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus chinensis | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus histophorus | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus novaeguinea | Hase | 1914 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus novaeguineae | Hase | 1914 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus sinicus | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Boleophthalmus viridis | Hamilton | 1822 | Heterotypic |
| Gobiosoma guttulatum | Macleay | 1878 | Synonym |
| Gobiosoma punctularum | De Vis | 1884 | Synonym |
| Gobius viridis | Hamilton | 1822 | Heterotypic |
| Scartelaos viridis | Hamilton | 1822 | Heterotypic |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Walking goby.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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