Boleophthalmus is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Boleophthalmus
B. pectinirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Oxudercinae
Genus: Boleophthalmus
Valenciennes, 1837
Type species
Gobius boddarti
Pallas, 1770[1]

Species

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There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Boleophthalmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Boleophthalmus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

Further reading

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  • Eschmeyer, William N. 1990. Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. iii + 697. ISBN 0-940228-23-8.
  • Eschmeyer, William N. (ed.) 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, #1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
  • Helfman, G., B. Collette & D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, MA, 1997.
  • Moyle, P. & J. Cech. Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Any 2000.
  • Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the world. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ. 601 p. ISBN 0471250317.
  • Wheeler, A. 1985. The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd edition, London: Macdonald.
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