New Guinea mudskipper

New Guinea mudskipper
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Periophthalmus
Species:	P. novaeguineaensis
Binomial name
	Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis; Eggert, 1935
Synonyms
	Periophthalmus cantonensis novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935; Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953; Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004;

The New Guinea mudskipper (Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis) is a species of mudskippers native to fresh and brackish waters along the coasts of Australia and Indonesia. This species occurs in estuaries and tidal creeks as well as mangrove forests and nipa palm stands This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

Fishes of Australia : http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2259

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.

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