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''Boleophthalmus dussumieri'' is a
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
mudskipper Mudskippers are any of the 23 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family Oxudercidae. They are known for their unusual body shapes, preferences for semiaquatic habitats, limited terrestrial locomotion and ...
native to the
Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
where it can be found on mudflats in fresh, brackish and marine waters of
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
,
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
and India as well as probably in
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. This species can reach a length of TL. The
specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
honours the
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
explorer and trader
Jean-Jacques Dussumier Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792–1883) was a French voyager and merchant from Bordeaux. He is known as a collector of zoological species from southern Asia and regions around the Indian Ocean between 1816 and 1840. These collections were later studied ...
(1792-1883).


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San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
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, United States. iii + 697. . Any 1990. * Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. ''Catalog of Fishes''. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1–3.
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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, United States. . * Helfman, G., B. Collette i D. Facey: ''The diversity of fishes''. Blackwell Science, Malden,
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, United States, 1997. * Hoese, D.F. 1986: ''
Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
''. p. 774-807. A: M.M. Smith i P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlín. * Khuda Bukhsh, A.R. i A. Barat, 1984. Somatic and germinal chromosomes of a gobiid, '' Boleophthalmus dentatus''. Life Sci. Adv. 3(2-3): 146–148. * Martin, K.L.M. i C.R. Bridges, 1999. Respiration in water and air. p. 54-78. A: M.H. Horn, K.L.M. Martin i M.A. Chotkowski (eds.) Intertidal fishes. Life in two worlds. Academic Press. 399 p. * Moyle, P. i J. Cech.: ''Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology'', 4th. edition, Upper Saddle River,
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, United States: Prentice-Hall. Any 2000. * Murdy, E.O., 1989. A taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the '' Oxudercine'' gobies (''
Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
'': ''
Oxudercinae Mudskippers are any of the 23 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family (biology), family Oxudercidae. They are known for their unusual body shapes, preferences for semiaquatic habitats, limited terrestri ...
''). Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 11:93 p. * Nelson, J.S. 2006: ''Fishes of the world''. Quarta edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken,
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, United States. 601 p. * Riede, K., 2004. Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation,
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, Germany. 329 p. * Wheeler, A.: ''The World Encyclopedia of Fishes'', 2nd. edition,
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: Macdonald. Any 1985. * Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao i C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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dussumieri Fish of South Asia Fish of India Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes Fish described in 1837 {{Gobiiformes-stub