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Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837

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India country information

Common names: Levti, Mud skipper, Nivti
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Western India and Gangetic Delta (Ref. 4833). Found in Mumbai and Sunderbans in West Bengal (Ref. 45255). Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 591.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Eshlambo, 杜氏大弹涂鱼, Mud skipper, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Boleophthalmus: Name from Greek, ßoƛɛ for ejected and 'ophthalmos' for eye; refers to species capability to rapidly raise their eyes above the level of their orbital cavities, as if the eyes were being ejected..
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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