| General information |
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Periophthalmus cantonensis (Osbeck, 1765) |
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| Common name | New 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; native: Australia; questionable: Papua New Guinea |
| Importance |
Food |
| 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
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 |
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