WoRMS taxon details
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)
279926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279926)
accepted
Species
Apocryptes chinensis Osbeck, 1757 · unaccepted
Boleophthalmus pectinirostri (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279926 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
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ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Lam C. (1990). Hong Kong mudskippers (Pisces: Periophthalmidae). In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 691-697. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムツゴロウ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (103 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus pectinirostri (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Apocryptes chinensis Osbeck, 1757)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, Japan, by Murdy, E.O.)
To GenBank (151372 nucleotides; 53232 proteins)
To GenBank (151372 nucleotides; 53232 proteins) (from synonym Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris USNM 012567 photograph 1 of 3 lateral pin in dorsal fin)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus pectinirostri (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Apocryptes chinensis Osbeck, 1757)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, Japan, by Murdy, E.O.)
To GenBank (151372 nucleotides; 53232 proteins)
To GenBank (151372 nucleotides; 53232 proteins) (from synonym Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris USNM 012567 photograph 1 of 3 lateral pin in dorsal fin)
To ITIS
