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    (c) Jono Dashper, all rights reserved

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    (c) Roy Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Michael Mcmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) David White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Nick Volpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) sbarton16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pug-headed Mudskipper

Periophthalmodon freycineti

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About

Periophthalmodon freycineti, the pug-headed mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobiiform family Oxudercidae. It distribution extends from the Philippines through eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland. Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects. The specific name honours the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which...

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