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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Pseudapocryptes: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, apo = outside, far away + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Malay and Indochinese peninsulas.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: Anal fin with 27-29 total elements; body depth 14.3-15.9% SL; head length 20.0-21.9% SL; head depth 11.1-13.1% SL; pectoral fin length 13.1-16.6% SL; pelvic fin length 12.3-13.8% SL; many small, brown spots on head and trunk (Ref. 5218).
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits mudflats of estuaries and tidal zone of rivers. Lives in deep burrows. Occasionally seen in markets in the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p. (Ref. 7050)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00326 - 0.01539), b=2.95 (2.76 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).