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FAMILY Günther 1861 - [=Periophthalminae, Apocrypteini, Boleophthalmi] Notes: Oxudercidae Günther, 1861c:165 [ref. 1964] (family) Periophthalminae , 1863k:271 [ref. 1692] (subfamily) Apocrypteini Bleeker, 1874b:291, 299, 327 [ref. 437] (tribe) [also as subtribe Apocryptei] Boleophthalmi Bleeker, 1874b:300, 328 [ref. 437] (subtribe)

GENUS Apocryptes Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 - mudskippers [=Apocryptes Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:143] Notes: [ref. 1006]. Masc. bato Hamilton, 1822. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1874:327 [ref. 437]. •Valid as Apocryptes Valenciennes, 1837 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Murdy 1989:5 [ref. 13628], Ataur Rahman 1989:292 [ref. 24860], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:318 [ref. 31338], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:399 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Apocryptes Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae.

Species Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822) - bato (author) [=Gobius bato Hamilton [F.], 1822:40, Pl. 37 (fig. 10), Apocryptes batoides Day [F.], 1876:301, Pl. 66 (fig. 3), chrysophthalmus Swainson [W.], 1839:280] Notes: [An account of the found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River , India. Current status: Valid as Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: . : freshwater, brackish, marine. (batoides) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Moulmein, Myanmar. Current status: of Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (chrysophthalmus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Current status: Synonym of Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Bleeker, 1874 - gobies, mudskippers [=Apocryptodon Bleeker [P.], 1874:327] Notes: [ref. 437]. Masc. Apocryptes madurensis Bleeker, 1849. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Apocryptodon Bleeker, 1874 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:408 [ref. 7348], in Masuda et al. 1984:286 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Murdy 1989:9 [ref. 13628], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1623 [ref. 29097], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:399 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Apocryptodon Bleeker, 1874. Oxudercidae.

Species Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849) - Madura goby [=Apocryptes madurensis Bleeker [P.], 1849:35, Apocryptes bleekeri Day [F.], 1876:300, Pl. 64 (fig. 3), Apocryptes glyphisodon Bleeker [P.], 1849:36, Apocryptodon lomboyi Ablan [G. L.], 1940:373, Pl. 1, Apocryptodon malcolmi Smith [H. M.], 1931:47, Fig. 22, Apocryptodon montalbani Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1927:277, Pl. 22 (fig. 2), Apocryptodon sealei Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1927:278, Apocryptodon taylori Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1927:279, Pl. 22 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Bangcallang, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (bleekeri) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Madras, India. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (glyphisodon) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (lomboyi) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 71; ref. 13592] Dagupan, Pangasinan Province, Luzon , Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (malcolmi) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] of Chantabun River, southeastern Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (montalbani) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Zarraga, Iloilo Province, Panay, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (sealei) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Manila market, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (taylori) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Odiongan, Tablas Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Apocryptodon punctatus Tomiyama, 1934 - Ariake goby (author) [=Apocryptodon punctatus Tomiyama [I.], 1934:332, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [Journal of the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo Section IV Zoology v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 15749] Ariake Sound, western Kyushu, Japan. Current status: Valid as Apocryptodon punctatus Tomiyama, 1934. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: brackish.

Species Apocryptodon wirzi Koumans, 1937 - Wirz's goby [=Apocryptodon wirzi Koumans [F. P.], 1937:26] Notes: [Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) v. 20; ref. 15283] Terama [Turama] River, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Apocryptodon wirzi Koumans, 1937. Oxudercidae. Distribution: New Guinea and northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

GENUS Boleophthalmus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 - mudskippers [=Boleophthalmus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:198] Notes: [ref. 1006]. Masc. Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1874:328 [ref. 437]. Misspelled Bolcophthalmus by Jordan 1923:227 (footnote 477) [ref. 2421]. •Valid as Boleophthalmus Valenciennes, 1837 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:408 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:286 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Murdy 1989:11 [ref. 13628], Ataur Rahman 1989:295 [ref. 24860], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:500 [ref. 23876], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:320 [ref. 31338], Hoese & Larson 2006:1629 [ref. 29097], Takita et al. 2011:193 [ref. 31704], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Polgar et al 2013:311 [ref. 32496], Kottelat 2013:404 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae. Species Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy, 1989 - Birdsong's mudskipper [=Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy [E. O.], 1989:12, Figs. 6-8, Pl. 1 (fig. c)] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. No. 11; ref. 13628] Liverpool River mouth, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus birdsongi Murdy, 1989. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Australia and (?) Papua New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770) - Boddart's goggle-eyed goby [=Gobius boddarti Pallas [P. S.], 1770:11, Pl. 2 (fig. 4-5), Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth [E.], 1860:148, Gobius plinianus Hamilton [F.], 1822:45, 366, Pl. 35 (fig. 13), Apocryptes punctatus Day [F.], 1868:941, Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther [A.], 1861:104, Gobius striatus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:71, Pl. 16] Notes: [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8); ref. 12293] Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Sunda Shelf, east to Sulawesi and Moluccas. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (inornatus) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim, Myanmar. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (plinianus) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River, India. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (punctatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3); ref. 21114] Madras, India. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (sculptus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] India. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus bodderti (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Distribution: India (if valid). Habitat: brackish. (striatus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918 - bluespot mudskipper [=Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.], 1918:79, Pl. 8 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 15100] Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 - Dussumier's mudskipper (author) [=Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:207, Pl. 354, Boleophthalmus chamiri Holly [M.], 1929:63 [2], Boleophthalmus dentatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:208, Pl. 355] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mumbai, India. Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. Habitat: brackish, marine. (chamiri) [Anzeiger der Akademy der Wissenschften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschftliche Klass v. 66 (no. 7); ref. 16087] "Chamir" opposite the Tawilah Island, in the strait of Hormuz, southeastern Iran. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (dentatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mumbai, India. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758) - Chinese mudskipper (author) [=Gobius pectinirostris Linnaeus [C.], 1758:264, Apocryptes polyophthalmus Günther [A.], 1867:117] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] China. Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758). Oxudercidae. Distribution: China, Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine. (polyophthalmus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116); ref. 18188] China. Current status: Synonym of Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758). Oxudercidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Boleophthalmus poti Polgar et al., 2013 - River mudskipper (author) [=Boleophthalmus poti Polgar [G.], Jaafar [Z.] & Konstantinidis [P.], 2013:313, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 61 (no. 1); ref. 32496] Fly River delta, Sisikura Island, 8°25'45.7"S, 143°36'24.0"E, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Boleophthalmus poti Polgar, Jaafar & Konstantinidis, 2013. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Oxuderces Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 - gobies, mudskippers [=Oxuderces Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.], 1850:181] Notes: [ref. 4501]. Masc. Oxuderces dentatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850. Type by monotypy. Author not Valenciennes and date not 1842 as usually cited; see Bauchot et al. 1982:60 et seq. [ref. 6562]; see also Springer 1978:1 [ref. 6955]. •Valid as Oxuderces Eydouz & Souleyet, 1850 -- (Springer 1978 [ref. 6955], Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Murdy 1989:19 [ref. 13628] dated 1848, Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1669 [ref. 29097] dated 1848, Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728] dated 1848, Kottelat 2013:415 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Oxuderces Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850. Oxudercidae.

Species Oxuderces dentatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 - Macao oxuderces (author) [=Oxuderces dentatus Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.], 1850:182, Pl. 8 (fig. 3), Apocryptichthys livingstoni Fowler [H. W.], 1935:162, Figs. 131-132, Apocryptes nexipinnis Cantor [T. E.], 1849:1170, Apocryptes pellegrini Wu [H.-W.], 1931:48, Fig. 8, Apocryptichthys sericus Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1927:264, Pl. 21 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Macao, China. Current status: Valid as Oxuderces dentatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (pellegrini) [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16348] Fukien, China. Current status: Synonym of Oxuderces dentatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sericus) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Amoy, Fukien, China. Current status: Synonym of Oxuderces dentatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850. Oxudercidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

Species Oxuderces nexipinnis (Cantor, 1849) - nexipinnis mudskipper [=Apocryptes nexipinnis Cantor [T. E.], 1849:1170 [188], Apocryptichthys livingstoni Fowler [H. W.], 1935:162, Figs. 131-132] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia. Current status: Valid as Oxuderces nexipinnis (Cantor, 1849). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (livingstoni) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 13881] Paknam, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Oxuderces nexipinnis (Cantor, 1849). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Bleeker, 1874 - gobies, mudskippers [=Parapocryptes Bleeker [P.], 1874:299, 327] Notes: [ref. 437]. Masc. Apocryptes macrolepis Bleeker, 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Parapocrytes by Jordan 1923:225 [ref. 2421]. •Valid as Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Murdy 1989:22 [ref. 13628], Rahman 1989:293 [ref. 24860], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:491 [ref. 23876], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:318 [ref. 31338], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:417 [ref .32989]). Current status: Valid as Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874. Oxudercidae.

Species Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) - Puducherry goby (author) [=Apocryptes rictuosus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:151] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mouth of River of Arian, Puducherry, India. Current status: Valid as Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson, 1846) - Richardson's Macao goby (author) [=Apocryptes serperaster Richardson [J.], 1846:206, Parapocryptes cantonensis Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1932:441, Apocryptes henlei Bleeker [P.], 1849:37, Apocryptes macrolepis Bleeker [P.], 1851:66, Boleophthalmus smithi Fowler [H. W.], 1934:160, Fig. 129] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao. Current status: Valid as Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson, 1846). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (cantonensis) [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 10975] Wholesale market in Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson, 1846). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (henlei) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson, 1846). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (macrolepis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2; ref. 327] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson, 1846). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (smithi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Bangkok, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson, 1846). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Bleeker, 1874 - mudskippers [=Periophthalmodon Bleeker [P.], 1874:326] Notes: [ref. 437]. Masc. Gobius schlosseri Pallas, 1770. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Periophthalmodon Bleeker, 1874 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:196 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Murdy 1989:25 [ref. 13628], Rahman 1989:298 [ref. 24860], Larson & Murdy 2001:3593 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:323 [ref. 31338], Hoese & Larson 2006:1672 [ref. 29097], Takita et al. 2011:193 [ref. 31704], Murdy 2011:105 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:418 [ref .32989]). Current status: Valid as Periophthalmodon Bleeker, 1874. Oxudercidae.

Species Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - pugheaded mudskipper [=Periophthalmus freycineti Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1824:257, Periophthalmus australis Castelnau [F. L.], 1875:22, Periophthalmodon freycineti Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:197] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] River of Babao, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago (probably erroneous according to Murdy 1989). Current status: Valid as Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Philippines, eastern Indonesia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (australis) [Researches on the fishes of Australia No. 2; ref. 768] North Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (freycineti V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770) - [=Gobius schlosseri Pallas [P. S.], 1770:3, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-4), Periophthalmus schlosseri argentiventralis Eggert [B.], 1935:49, Periophthalmus phya Johnstone [J.], 1903:296, Pl. 14, Periophthalmus ruber Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:64] Notes: [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8); ref. 12293] Ambon Island [or East Indies], Molucca , Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (argentiventralis) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Edam Island, about 10 kilometers north of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (phya) [Report on the marine fishes Zool. Part 2; ref. 15032] Jambu and Patani river estuariess, Malay Peninsula. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (ruber) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822) - Hamilton's Indian mudskipper (author) [=Gobius septemradiatus Hamilton [F.], 1822:46, Periophthalmus borneensis Bleeker [P.], 1850:11, Gobius tredecemradiatus Hamilton [F.], 1822:48, 366] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] India. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Southern Asia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (borneensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1; ref. 16884] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (tredecemradiatus) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River basin, India. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: . Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

GENUS Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 - mudskippers [=Periophthalmus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:63 (xxvii), Euchoristopus Gill [T. N.], 1863:271] Notes: [ref. 471]. Masc. Periophthalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated first by Bleeker 1874:326 [ref. 437]. Genus name misspelled Periophtalmus by Cuvier 1831:180 [ref. 30378]. •Valid as Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:417 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:286 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:799 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:399 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:196 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Murdy 1989:30 [ref. 13628], Ataur Rahman 1989:297 [ref. 24860], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:502 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:190 [ref. 21090], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:801 [ref. 21590], Larson & Murdy 2001:3593 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:322 [ref. 31338], Larson & Takita 2004:176 [ref. 28075], Hoese & Larson 2006:1673 [ref. 29097], Jaafar & Larson 2008:946 [ref. 29863], Harrison et al. 2007:497 [ref. 30083], Takita et al. 2011:193 [ref. 31704], Murdy 2011:105 [ref. 31728], Schliewen 2011:212 [ref. 31738] in Gobionellidae, Kottelat 2013:418 [ref .32989], Ghanbarifardi et al. 2014:133 [ref. 33435]). Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Oxudercidae. (Euchoristopus) [ref. 1692]. Masc. Gobius koelreuteri Pallas, 1770. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:399 [ref. 6218], Murdy 1989:30 [ref. 13628], Kottelat 2013:418 [ref .32989]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Oxudercidae.

Species Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 - [=Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:191, Periophthalmus koelreuteri africanus Eggert [B.], 1935:78, Pl. 5 (fig. 21)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East east to Marshall and Society Islands, north to southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (africanus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) - [=Gobius barbarus Linnaeus [C.], 1766:450, Periophthalmus erythronemus Guichenot [A.], in Duméril, 1861:250, Pl. 22 (fig. 5), Periophthalmus gabonicus Duméril [A. H. A.], 1861:250, Pl. 22 (fig. 4), Gobius koelreuteri Pallas [P. S.], 1770:8, Pl. 2 (figs. 1-3), Periophthalmus papilio Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:63, Pl. 14] Notes: [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Liberia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Senegal to and Gulf of Guinea islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (erythronemus) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (gabonicus) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gabon. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (koelreuteri) [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8); ref. 12293] Unknown locality. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (papilio) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] "Tranquebar, India" [probably in error]. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1853 - Bangka mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker [P.], 1853:728] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16829] Karang hadji, Bangka, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1853. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

Species Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004 - Darwin's mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus darwini Larson [H. K.] & Takita [T.], 2004:176, Figs. 1-2, 7A-B] Notes: [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20; ref. 28075] banks at Mickett Creek, Shoal Bay, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 - Javan mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert [B.], 1935:79, Pl. 6 (fig. 22)] Notes: [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Jakarta and Tjilatjap, Java, Indonesia; Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854 - Ambon mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker [P.], 1853:342, Periophthalmus koelreuteri africanus Eggert [B.], 1935:78, Pl. 5 (fig. 21), Periophthalmus koelreuteri albostriatus Eggert [B.], 1935:73, Fig. 10, Periophthalmus fuscatus Blyth [E.], 1858:271, Periophthalmus harmsi Eggert [B.], 1929:402, Periophthalmus musgravei Whitley [G. P.], 1961:69, Periophthalmus koelreuteri velox Eggert [B.], 1935:75] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (albostriatus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Poeloe Popole, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (fuscatus) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Port Blair, Greater Andaman Islands, Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (harmsi) [Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie v. 133 (nos 1-2); ref. 15893] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (musgravei) [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1958-59; ref. 9392] Misima Island, southeastern division, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (velox) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831 - common mudskipper [=Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson [R. P.], 1831:146, Periophthalmus dipus angustiformis Eggert [B.], 1935:89, Fig. 14, Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:191, Periophthalmus vulgaris ceylonensis Eggert [B.], 1935:85, Periophthalmus dipus Bleeker [P.], 1854:320, Periophthalmus vulgaris notatus Eggert [B.], 1935:83, Pl. 7 (fig. 29), Periophthalmus dipus parvus Eggert [B.], 1935:88, Pl. 8 (fig. 32), Euchoristopus kalolo regius Whitley [G. P.], 1931:326, Periophthalmus sobrinus Eggert [B.], 1935:95, Pl. 9 (figs. 37-38), Periophthalmus striopunctatus Eggert [B.], 1935:94, Pl. 9 (fig. 36), Periophthalmus vulgaris Eggert [B.], 1935:81, Pls. 6 (23-26), 7 (27-28)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Offack Harbor, Waigiou [Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat, Indonesia]; Port Praslin, New Ireland [Bismark Archipelago, Papua New Guinea]; Oualan Island [Caroline Islands]. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Fiji and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine. (angustiformis) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Flores, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (ceylonensis) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Galle, Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (dipus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7; ref. 16935] Tjiringin; Padang, western Sumatra, Indonesia; Larantuka, eastern Flores, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (notatus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Soengei (stream), Poeloe Klappa, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine (parvus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Belawan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (regius) [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] King George Sound, northwestern Australia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (sobrinus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic (if valid). Habitat: brackish, marine. (striopunctatus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Balikpapan, Borneo, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (vulgaris) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Lee et al., 1995 - Korean mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Lee [Y. J.], Choi [Y.] & Ryu [B. S.], 1995:123] Notes: [Korean Journal of Ichthyology v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 24035] Hodu-ri, Haery-ong-myon, Sungiu-gun, Chollanam-do, Korea, 34°52'N, 127°32E. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus Lee, Choi & Ryu, 1995. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: marine. Species Periophthalmus malaccensis Eggert, 1935 - Singapore mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus malaccensis Eggert [B.], 1935:62, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Singapore. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus malaccensis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines and their . Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935 - minute mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus minutus Eggert [B.], 1935:90, Pl. 8 (fig. 33); Figs. 15-16] Notes: [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Deli River, Belawan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842 - [=Periophthalmus modestus Cantor [T. E.], 1842:484, Cyprinus cantonensis Osbeck [P.], 1765:155, Periophthalmus modestus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.], 1845:147, Pl. 76 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (nos 58, 59, 60); ref. 17344] Chusan Island, China. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: China to Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine. (cantonensis) [Reise nach Ostindien und China; ref. 3311] Pearl River/Chu Chiang, at Huampo or Wampo/Huang Pu Harbour, Canton, Guandong Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Hong Kong to Korea and southern Japan (if valid). Habitat: brackish, marine. (modestus T) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. Species Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935 - Merauke mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus cantonensis novaeguineaensis Eggert [B.], 1935:61, Pl. 3 (fig. 12); Fig. 2, Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley [G. P.], 1953:127, Fig. 2, Periophthalmus murdyi Larson [H. K.] & Takita [T.], 2004:178, Figs. 3-6, 7C-D] Notes: [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (expeditionium) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 12672] Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (murdyi) [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20; ref. 28075] Spawning ponds, Bowstead's barramundi farm, on bend of river northeast of Harrison Dam, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822) - Pearse's mudskipper [=Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton [F.], 1822:47, 366, Pl. 2 (fig. 14), Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert [B.], 1935:57, Pl. 3 (fig. 1)] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Uttarbhag, Ganges River delta, India. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (pearsei) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Matla River bank, Port Canning, West Bengal, India. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus pusing Jaafar et al., 2016 - Pusing mudskipper [=Periophthalmus pusing Jaafar [Z.], Polgar [G.] & Zamroni [Y.], 2016:279, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 64; ref. 34685] Kawangu, Waingapu, Sumba Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus pusing Jaafar, Polgar & Zamroni, 2016. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Sumba Island, Indonesia. Habitat: brackish.

Species Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999 - Tebing Tinggi mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy [E. O.] & Takita [T.], 1999:367, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 46 (no. 4); ref. 24198] Tebing Tinggi Island, sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat: brackish.

Species Periophthalmus takita Jaafar & Larson, 2008 - Takita's mudskipper [=Periophthalmus takita Jaafar [Z.] & Larson [H. K.], 2008:946, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Zoological Science v. 25; ref. 29863] Cameron's Beach, Shoal Bay, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus takita Jaafar & Larson, 2008. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Australia: Northern Territory and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935 - Cilacap mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert [B.], 1935:64, Pl. 3 (fig. 13); Fig. 5, Periophthalmus variabilis asiaticus Eggert [B.], 1935:66, Fig. 7, Periophthalmus variabilis sumatranus Eggert [B.], 1935:65, Pl. 4 (figs. 14-15); Fig. 6, Periophthalmus variabilis tidemani Eggert [B.], 1935:67, Fig. 8] Notes: [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Hutan Payau, Tritih, Cilacap, central Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indonesia and southeastern Asia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (asiaticus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Paknam, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sumatranus) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Belawan, Sumatra, Indonesia; Padang; Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (tidemani) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Bay of Sidagnoli, Halmahera, Baboe Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002 - Thai mudskipper (author) [=Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas [U.] & Tantichodok [P.], 2002:102, Figs. 2-4] Notes: [Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin v. 64; ref. 27202] Ngo, Ranong Province, southern Thailand. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Andaman Sea of southern Thailand to western coast of the Malay Peninsula. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941 - Walton's mudskipper [=Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans [F. P.], 1941:288] Notes: [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 13 (pt 3); ref. 2677] Iraq and Pakistan. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean and inland areas. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Periophthalmus weberi Eggert, 1935 - Weber's mudskipper [=Periophthalmus weberi Eggert [B.], 1935:55, Pl. 2 (figs. 6-7)] Notes: [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus weberi Eggert, 1935. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. GENUS Bleeker, 1874 - gobies, mudskippers [=Pseudapocryptes Bleeker [P.], 1874:328] Notes: [ref. 437]. Masc. Apocryptes lanceolatus of Cantor 1849 (= Eleotris lanceolata Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudapocryptes Bleeker, 1874 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Murdy 1989:45 [ref. 13628], Rahman 1989:291 [ref. 24860], Parenti & Thomas 1998:270 [ref. 24299], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:317 [ref. 31338], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:421 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Pseudapocryptes Bleeker, 1874. Oxudercidae.

Species Pseudapocryptes borneensis (Bleeker, 1855) - Bornean mudskipper (author) [=Apocryptes borneensis Bleeker [P.], 1855:421] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9; ref. 16849] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pseudapocryptes borneensis (Bleeker, 1855). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816) - elongate mudskipper (author) [=Gobius elongatus Cuvier [G.], 1816:255, Scartelaos calliurus Swainson [W.], 1939:280, Gobius changua Hamilton [F.], 1822:41, 365, Pl. 5 (fig. 10), Apocryptes dentatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:148, Apocryptodon edwardi Fowler [H. W.], 1937:257, Eleotris lanceolata Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:67, Pl. 15, Boleophthalmus taylori Fowler [H. W.], 1934:159, Fig. 128] Notes: [Le Règne v. 2; ref. 993] Tranquebar [= Tharangambadi], India. Current status: Valid as Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (calliurus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Ganges estuaries, India, Current status: Synonym of Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. (changua) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River estuaries, India. Current status: Synonym of Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (dentatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Puducherry and Calcutta, India. Current status: Synonym of Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (edwardi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (lanceolata) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Ennore , Madras, India. Current status: Synonym of Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (taylori) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Bangkok, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier, 1816). Oxudercidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

GENUS Scartelaos Swainson, 1839 - gobies, mudskippers [=Scartelaos Swainson [W.], 1839:183, 279, Apocryptichthys Day [F.], 1876:302, Boleops Gill [T. N.], 1863:271] Notes: [ref. 4303]. Masc. Gobius viridis Hamilton, 1822. Type by monotypy. Hoese & Larson 2006:1682 [ref. 29097] indicate that the type is by subsequent designation of Bleeker 1874. •Valid as Scartelaos Swainson, 1839 -- (Jayaram 1981:368 [ref. 6497], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:286 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:195 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605] as Scarteleos, Murdy 1989:49 [ref. 13628], Rahman 1989:294 [ref. 24860], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:498 [ref. 23876], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Ataur Rahman 2003:319 [ref. 31338], Hoese & Larson 2006:1682 [ref. 29097], Takita et al. 2011:193 [ref. 31704], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:426 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Scartelaos Swainson, 1839. Oxudercidae. (Apocryptichthys) [ref. 1081]. Masc. Apocryptes cantoris Day, 1871. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Scartelaos Swainson, 1839 -- (Murdy 1989:10 [ref. 13628]), with specimen in Pl. 17 a synonym of Oxuderces Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850. •Valid as Apocryptichthys Day, 1876 -- (Wu in Pan et al. 1991:493 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Scartelaos Swainson, 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:426 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos Swainson, 1839. Oxudercidae. (Boleops) [ref. 1692]. Masc. Boleophthalmus aucupatorius Richardson, 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated by Gill's style of type in parentheses in key. •Synonym of Scartelaos Swainson, 1839 -- (Murdy 1989:49 [ref. 13628], Kottelat 2013:426 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos Swainson, 1839. Oxudercidae.

Species Scartelaos cantoris (Day, 1871) - Andaman mudskipper (author) [=Apocryptes cantoris Day [F.], 1871:693 [17], Boleophthalmus glaucus Day [F.], 1876:306, Pl. 65 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 3); ref. 1078] Andaman Islands. Current status: Valid as Scartelaos cantoris (Day, 1871). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine. (glaucus) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Andaman Islands, east of Bay of Bengal. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos cantoris (Day, 1871). Oxudercidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartelaos gigas Chu & Wu, in Chu et al., 1963 - Ta Chen mudskipper (author) [=Scartelaos gigas Chu [Y.-T.] & Wu [H. W.], in Chu, Chan & Chen, 1963:437, Fig. 333] Notes: [Ichthyofauna of the East China Sea; ref. 18002] Ta Chen Island, Zhejiang Province, China. Current status: Valid as Scartelaos gigas Chu & Wu, 1963. Oxudercidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) - walking goby [=Boleophthalmus histophorus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:210, Boleophthalmus aucupatorius Richardson [J.], 1845:148, Pl. 62 (fig. 1-4), Boleophthalmus campylostomus Richardson [J.], 1846:209, Boleophthalmus chinensis Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:215, Gobiosoma guttulatum Macleay [W.], 1878:357, Pl. 9 (fig. 6), Apocryptes macrophthalmus Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:87, Boleophthalmus novaeguineae Hase [A.], 1914:534, Figs. 8, Gobiosoma punctularum De Vis [C. W.], 1884:449, Boleophthalmus sinicus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:215, Gobius viridis Hamilton [F.], 1822:42, 366, Pl. 32 (fig. 12)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mumbai, India; Ganges River. Current status: Valid as Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (aucupatorius) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Woosung and Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (campylostomus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (chinensis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (guttulatum) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (macrophthalmus) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (novaeguineae) [Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft v. 51; ref. 14156] Mud banks of the Tami, northeastern New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (punctularum) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] Probably South Seas. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sinicus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] China. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (viridis) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River estuary, India. Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837). Oxudercidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Scartelaos tenuis (Day, 1876) - Indian Ocean slender mudskipper [=Boleophthalmus tenuis Day [F.], 1876:305, Pl. 65 (fig. 1)] Notes: [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Estuaries of Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. Current status: Valid as Scartelaos tenuis (Day, 1876). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Zappa Murdy, 1989 - mudskippers [=Zappa Murdy [E. O.], 1989:53] Notes: [ref. 13628]. Masc. Pseudapocryptes confluentus Roberts, 1978. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Zappa Murdy, 1989 -- (Allen 1991:200 [ref. 21090], Larson & Murdy 2001:3592 [ref. 26293], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728]). Current status: Valid as Zappa Murdy, 1989. Oxudercidae.

Species Zappa confluentus (Roberts, 1978) - New Guinea slender mudskipper [=Pseudapocryptes confluentus Roberts [T. R.], 1978:68, Fig. 39] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Mainstream of Lower Fly at Madiri, 8°27.2'S, 143°03.5'E, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Zappa confluentus (Roberts, 1978). Oxudercidae. Distribution: New Guinea (Papua Barat Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish