Wednesday, 16 March 2016

17-12-2015 LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA - BLUE SPOTTED MUDSKIPPER (Boleophthalmus boddarti)


Boleophthalmus is a genus of mudskippers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, commonly known as the great blue spotted mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the north-western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on the coastlines of Japan, eastern China, Sumatra, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula.

Individuals of B. pectinirostris are predominantly greenish-grey in colour, with prominent sky blue speckles across their body, including their fins and on the skin below their eyes.

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