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Periophthalmus novemradiatus

Periophthalmus novemradiatus , Photo: Michael Lahanas

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Oxudercinae
Genus: Periophthalmus
Species: Periophthalmus novemradiatus
Name

Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822
Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935
Periophthalmus variabilis (non Eggert, 1935)
Periophthalmus variabilis variabilis (non Eggert, 1935)

Vernacular names
English: Pearse's mudskipper
magyar: Indiai törpe mudskipper
Sources

Periophthalmus novemradiatus at FishBase

Pearse's mudskipper (Periophthalmus novemradiatus) or Indian dwarf mudskipper, is a species of mudskippers native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of the Bay of Bengal. This species is amphibious, dwelling in intertidal areas. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[1]
References

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

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