A New Species of Mudskipper, Periophthalmus takita (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae), from Australia, with a Key to the Genus

Zeehan Jaafar; Helen K. Larson

doi:10.2108/zsj.25.946

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Zeehan Jaafar,^1,* Helen K. Larson²

¹1Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
²2Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory GPO Box 4646, Darwin NT 0801, Australia

^** Corresponding author. Phone: +65-65162969; Fax: +65-67792486; E-mail: dbszj@nus.edu.sg

Abstract

A new species of mudskipper (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from northern Australia is described. This species was previously misidentified as P. novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935. Periophthalmus takita sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by the following suite of characters: modally VIII spines in the first dorsal fin; second dorsal and anal fins with I, 11–12 rays; shape and color pattern of the first and second dorsal fins; and the extent of fusion between the two innermost rays of the pelvic fin. A re-diagnosis of P. novaeguineaensis is provided, as well as a revised key to the genus Periophthalmus.

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Zeehan Jaafar and Helen K. Larson "A New Species of Mudskipper, Periophthalmus takita (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae), from Australia, with a Key to the Genus," Zoological Science 25(9), 946-952, (1 September 2008). https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.25.946

Received: 5 September 2007; Accepted: 1 July 2008; Published: 1 September 2008

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