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Oxudercidae (Mudskippers) > Periophthalminae
Etymology: Apocryptes: Greek, apo = outside, far away + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)
Indian Ocean: India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1479)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: total elements in D2 21-23; total elements in anal fin 20-24 ; head length 21.9-23.9% SL; in some preserved specimens, 6-7 vertical narrow, brown bars along sides, anteriormost coursing from dorsum through pectoral base; caudal fin length 22.6-32.9% SL (Ref. 5218).
Found in rivers and estuaries (Ref. 1479). Burrows within tidal limits of river deltas from the east coast of India to Burma (Ref. 5218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. (Ref. 4833)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00393 - 0.01162), b=2.92 (2.77 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 252 [119, 494] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.06 [0.63, 1.96] mg/100g ; Protein = 16.3 [14.5, 18.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.332 [0.144, 0.715] g/100g ; Selenium = 61.1 [26.1, 133.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 24.2 [7.3, 71.1] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.81 [1.10, 2.86] mg/100g (wet weight);