Boleophthalmus dussumieri
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| Boleophthalmus dussumieri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Boleophthalmus |
| Species: | B. dussumieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Boleophthalmus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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Boleophthalmus dussumieri, Dussumier's mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the Indian Ocean where it can be found on mudflats in fresh, brackish and marine waters of Iraq, Pakistan and India as well as probably in Bangladesh. This species can reach a length of 18.7 centimetres (7.4 in) TL.[1]
The specific name honours the French explorer and trader Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883).
