Boleophthalmus pectinirostris ';
General information
 
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameGreat blue spotted mudskipper
Synonyms
Apocryptes chinensis Osbeck, 1757
Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Gobiidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Hong Kong
Occurrence Questionable: India
Native: China, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Species is extensively farmed and consumed in Japan, Taiwan and Southern China.In Japan this fish is very popular, and it is captured by a traditional fishing method called mutsukake.
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