Family : Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Oxudercinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Periophthalmus chrysospilos
Max size : 12.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Eastern Indian Ocean: eastern India to Indonesia.
Diagnosis :
Biology : An intertidal and amphibious air-breather (Ref. 31184) found in brackish mangrove and nipa palm areas (Ref. 7050). Actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air (Ref. 31184)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses