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TerryS
wrote:
30 May 2025
It was around 300cm long, that is why I thought a Giant Mudskipper.
Periophthalmodon freycineti
MichaelBedingfield
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30 May 2025
Mud skipper
Periophthalmodon freycineti
Jennyncmg
wrote:
1 Mar 2022
I think this is a Rock Cale Aplodactylus lophodun, as it appears to have a rounded nose compared to Kelpfish. Maybe just the angle of the photo
Chironemus marmoratus
HelenCross
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28 Feb 2022
It has been suggested this is a Pug-headed Mudskipper - Periophthalmodon freycineti - on iNaturalist
Periophthalmodon freycineti
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