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Etymology: Pseudapocryptes: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, apo = outside, far away + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Indo-Pacific: India to Tahiti and north to China. Common in the Mekong delta.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 15.4 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: Anal fin with 28-31 total elements; body depth 9.9-13.6% SL; head length 14.8-22.0% SL; head depth 7.8-11.4% SL; pectoral fin length 10.4-13.4% SL; pelvic fin length 9.0-11.5% SL; few brown spots, if any, on body (Ref. 5218).
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in mudflats of estuaries and the freshwater tidal zone of rivers (Ref. 12693). Amphibious air-breather (Ref. 31184).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and A.J. Whitten, 1996. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi: additions and corrections. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 8 p. (Ref. 13275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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