Boleophthalmus
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| Boleophthalmus | |
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| B. pectinirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
Boleophthalmus is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- B. birdsongi Murdy, 1989 (Birdsong's goggle-eyed goby)
- B. boddarti (Pallas, 1770) (Boddart's goggle-eyed goby)
- B. caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 (Bluespotted mudskipper)
- B. dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837 (Dussumier's mudskipper)
- B. pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Great blue spotted mudskipper)
- B. poti Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013
