FAMILY Oxudercidae Günther 1861 - mudskippers [=Periophthalminae, Apocrypteini, Boleophthalmi] Notes: Oxudercidae Günther, 1861c:165 [ref. 1964] (family) Oxuderces Periophthalminae Gill, 1863k:271 [ref. 1692] (subfamily) Periophthalmus Apocrypteini Bleeker, 1874b:291, 299, 327 [ref. 437] (tribe) Apocryptes [also as subtribe Apocryptei] Boleophthalmi Bleeker, 1874b:300, 328 [ref. 437] (subtribe) Boleophthalmus GENUS Apocryptes Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 - mudskippers [=Apocryptes Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837:143] Notes: [ref. 1006]. Masc. Gobius 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 mudskipper (author) [=Gobius bato Hamilton [F.], 1822:40, Pl. 37 (fig. 10), Apocryptes batoides Day [F.], 1876:301, Pl. 66 (fig. 3), Scartelaos chrysophthalmus Swainson [W.], 1839:280] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River estuaries, India. Current status: Valid as Apocryptes bato (Hamilton, 1822). Oxudercidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (batoides) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Moulmein, Myanmar. Current status: Synonym 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. GENUS Apocryptodon 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], Akihito 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 Island, 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] Mouth 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