Apocryptes bato is a species of mudskipper native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it can be found in tropical rivers, estuaries and coastal waters of the Indian Ocean. This species can reach a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]
Apocryptes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Subfamily: | Oxudercinae |
Genus: | Apocryptes Valenciennes, 1837 |
Species: | A. bato
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Binomial name | |
Apocryptes bato | |
Synonyms | |
For genus Apocryptes
For species A. bato
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apocryptes bato". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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