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Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Oxudercinae Show available picture(s) for Boleophthalmus pectinirostris
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size: 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2060); max. reported age: 4 years
Environment: demersal; non-migratory; brackish; marine; pH range: 8.0 %26#150; 8.5; depth range 0 %26#150; ? m
Climate: tropical; 26 %26#150; 30%26deg;C
Importance: fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)
Distribution: saved form ccfishery.net
Northwest Pacific: China, Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
Biology: An intertidal and amphibious air-breather that actively shuttles back and forth between tide pools and air (Ref. 31184). Creeps around and browses on mud flats at low tide; stays in a burrow in the mud at high tide. Caught for food. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous: harmless
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