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Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837

Barred mudskipper
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens were collected from Kiga creek, San Jose, Dulag and Ambacan River at Baybay, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Museum: USNM 278285 (Ref. 11224).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Periophthalmus: Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical

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