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Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935

New Guinea mudskipper
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from central Papua and Baimuru in the Gulf of Papua (Ref. 6771); also from Fly river (Ref. 13533). Also Ref. 50786, 76839.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jaafar, Z. and H.K. Larson, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

New Guinea-dyndspringer, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Periophthalmus: Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335);  novaeguineaensis: Named for Edward Murdy, in appreciation of his considerable work on mudskipper taxonomy and relationships..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal.   Tropical; 8°S - 19°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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