Apocryptes bato
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature28–28 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and April
- How commonRare
About this species
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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–28 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Apocryptes bata, Apocryptes batoides, Aprocryptus bato, Gobius bato, Parapocryptes batoides
Similar species
Eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis
- Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
- Light-beige Goby
Acanthogobius lactipes
- Anjer Eye-bar Goby
Gnatholepis anjerensis
- Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus
- Atlantic Mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 50 open-data records from 1937 to 2023.
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