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Periophthalmus argentilineatus ?IDwho

Barred Mudskipper

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Barred Mudskipper, Barred Mudskipper, Silverlined Mudskipper, Silverstripe Mudskipper

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Samoa - Cooks; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; PLUS: P. sp. in Morton for AK, amphibious. Mort= P. chrysopilos in Samoa.; Marine, near-shore

KEY FEATURES: To 7cm SL.(RM91) [ 12cm - GBR]

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Periophthalmus argentilineatus ?IDwho Valenciennes, 1837
SYNONYMS: Periophthalmus vulgaris [of authors]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Gobioidei; GOBIIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
text p.242 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.406 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.579 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 92-02 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 955? Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTXmx, zB02, zM02, zD02

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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