WoRMS taxon details
Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822)
277979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277979)
accepted
Species
Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Periophthalmus novermradiatus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 47, 366, Pl. 2 (fig. 14) [details]
page(s): 47, 366, Pl. 2 (fig. 14) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277979 on 2026-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 47, 366, Pl. 2 (fig. 14) [details]
original description (of Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935) 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]
page(s): 47, 366, Pl. 2 (fig. 14) [details]
original description (of Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935) 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]
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 (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Periophthalmus novemradiatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Periophthalmus novermradiatus (Hamilton, 1822))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 89 proteins)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 89 proteins) (from synonym Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Periophthalmus novemradiatus USNM 279159 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Periophthalmus novemradiatus USNM 279159 photograph ventral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Periophthalmus novemradiatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Periophthalmus novermradiatus (Hamilton, 1822))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 89 proteins)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 89 proteins) (from synonym Gobius novemradiatus Hamilton, 1822)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Periophthalmus novemradiatus USNM 279159 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Periophthalmus novemradiatus USNM 279159 photograph ventral view)
To ITIS