General information |
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Common name | Great 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; native: Japan; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Vietnam; native: 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 |
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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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