Periophthalmus cantonensis ';
General information
 
Periophthalmus cantonensis (Osbeck, 1765)
 
 
Common nameNew Guinea mudskipper
Valid name Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis (Eggert, 1935)
Synonyms
Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953
Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Gobiidae.
Geographical distribution
Indonesia; Australia; Papua New Guinea
Occurrence Native: Indonesia, Australia
Questionable: Papua New Guinea
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Honmyo river, Ariake, Nagasaki, Japan
Source of chromosomes
Gill
Number of specimens with sex
3
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Nishikawa S, Amaoka K, Nakanishi K (1974). A Comparative Study of Chromosomes of Twelve Species of Gobioid Fishes in Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 21(2): 61-71
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image