Parapocryptes rictuosus

Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Oxudercinae
Etymology: Parapocryptes: Greek, para = near + Greek, apo = distance + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); rictuosus: From its wide gape ('rictus'=open mouth; 'osus'=having the nature of) (Ref. 5218).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Indian Ocean: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833)

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Distinguished by the following characteristics: floor of mouth and tongue with black flecks; 2 small pores anteriorly on nape; extremely long caudal fin, length 26.6-32.5% SL; longitudinal scale count 81-94; body depth 8.3-11.6% SL; head depth 8.9-11.5% SL ; head width 8.3-11.2% SL; predorsal scales 32-40 (Ref. 5218).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 26 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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