Periophthalmodon freycineti

Periophthalmodon freycineti, the pug-headed mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the gobiiform family Oxudercidae. It distribution extends from the Philippines through eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland.^[1] Its habitat is tidal creeks, mud banks and inlets where it is a predator on small fish, crabs and other invertebrates such as insects.^[2]

Periophthalmodon freycineti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Periophthalmodon
Species:	P. freycineti
Binomial name
Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
Periophthalmus freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Periophthalmodon freycineti Valenciennes, 1837 Periophthalmus australis Castelnau, 1875

Etymology

The specific name honours the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected.^[3]