WoRMS taxon details
Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770)
279924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279924)
accepted
Species
Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860 · unaccepted
Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770 · unaccepted
Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 11, Pl. 2 (fig. 4-5) [details]
page(s): 11, Pl. 2 (fig. 4-5) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279924 on 2026-06-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 11, Pl. 2 (fig. 4-5) [details]
original description (of Gobius plinianus 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): 45, 366, Pl. 35 (fig. 13) [details]
original description (of Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 71, Pl. 16 [details]
original description (of Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860) Blyth, E. (1860). Report on some fishes received chiefly from the Sitang River and its tributary streams, Tenasserim Provinces. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal .</em> v. 29 (no. 2): 138-174.
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
page(s): 11, Pl. 2 (fig. 4-5) [details]
original description (of Gobius plinianus 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): 45, 366, Pl. 35 (fig. 13) [details]
original description (of Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 71, Pl. 16 [details]
original description (of Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860) Blyth, E. (1860). Report on some fishes received chiefly from the Sitang River and its tributary streams, Tenasserim Provinces. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal .</em> v. 29 (no. 2): 138-174.
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
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]
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 (79 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boleophthalmus boddarti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (301 nucleotides; 139 proteins) (from synonym Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770)
To GenBank (301 nucleotides; 139 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boleophthalmus boddarti RAD108587-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boleophthalmus boddarti RAD108587-003)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boleophthalmus boddarti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus sculptus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus inornatus Blyth, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Boleophthalmus boddaerti (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius boddaerti Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius plinianus Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (301 nucleotides; 139 proteins) (from synonym Gobius boddarti Pallas, 1770)
To GenBank (301 nucleotides; 139 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boleophthalmus boddarti RAD108587-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Boleophthalmus boddarti RAD108587-003)
To ITIS
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