Periophthalmodon freycineti

Periophthalmodon freycineti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Periophthalmodon
Species:	P. freycineti
Binomial name
	Periophthalmodon freycineti; (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms
	Periophthalmus freycinetiQuoy & Gaimard, 1824; Periophthalmodon freycineti Valenciennes, 1837; Periophthalmus australis Castelnau, 1875;

Last updated March 25, 2025

Periophthalmodon freycineti, the pug-headed mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobiiform family Oxudercidae. It distribution extends from the Philippines through eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland.^[1] Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected.^[3]

References

1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Periophthalmodon freycineti". FishBase . June 2018 version.
↑ Dianne J. Bray. "Periophthalmodon freycineti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 Aug 2018.
↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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[FishBase-1] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Periophthalmodon freycineti". FishBase . June 2018 version.

[FoA-2] Dianne J. Bray. "Periophthalmodon freycineti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 Aug 2018.

[ETYFish-3] Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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