Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 is a animal in the Gobiidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935

Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935

Periophthalmus gracilis, the slender mudskipper, is an intertidal mudskipper native to eastern Indian and western Pacific waters.

Family
Genus
Periophthalmus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935

Periophthalmus gracilis, commonly called the slender mudskipper and known as belacak in Malay, is a species of mudskipper. It is native to marine and brackish waters of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in the intertidal zone. This species is able to spend time out of water, and can grow to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) in standard length.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Gobiidae Periophthalmus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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