WoRMS taxon details
Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935
277978 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277978)
accepted
Species
Periophthalmus cantonensis novaeguineensis Eggert, 1935 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953 · unaccepted
Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eggert, B. (1935). Beitrag zur Systematik, Biologie und geographischen Verbreitung der Periophthalminae. Ergebnisse einer durch die Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft ermöglichten Reise nach Niederländisch-Indien ...der Deutschen Wissenschaft 1929--1930. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena).</em> 67: 29-116, Pls. 1-9. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277978 on 2026-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Eggert, B. (1935). Beitrag zur Systematik, Biologie und geographischen Verbreitung der Periophthalminae. Ergebnisse einer durch die Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft ermöglichten Reise nach Niederländisch-Indien ...der Deutschen Wissenschaft 1929--1930. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena).</em> 67: 29-116, Pls. 1-9. [details]
original description (of Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953) Whitley, G. P. (1953). Fishes collected by the Australian Museum Expedition, 1952. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 23 (no. 3): 123-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.23.1953.626 [details]
original description (of Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004) Larson & Takita. 2004. Two New Species of Periophthalmus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from Northern Australia, and a re-diagnosis of Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis. Beagle 20 : 175-185, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.286325 [details]
original description (of Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953) Whitley, G. P. (1953). Fishes collected by the Australian Museum Expedition, 1952. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 23 (no. 3): 123-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.23.1953.626 [details]
original description (of Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004) Larson & Takita. 2004. Two New Species of Periophthalmus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) from Northern Australia, and a re-diagnosis of Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis. Beagle 20 : 175-185, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.286325 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953)
To Fishbase (from synonym Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953)
To Fishbase (from synonym Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis FIN028725 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953)
To Fishbase (from synonym Periophthalmus expeditionium Whitley, 1953)
To Fishbase (from synonym Periophthalmus murdyi Larson & Takita, 2004)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis FIN028725 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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