Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Periophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842
- Name authority
- Cantor, 1842
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Periophthalmus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyOxudercinae Günther, 1861
- genusPeriophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesPeriophthalmus modestus Cantor, 1842
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Periophthalmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| barred mudskipperPeriophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1853 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common mudskipperPeriophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus minutus Eggert, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus walailakae Darumas & Tantichodok, 2002 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1941 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus spilotus Murdy & Takita, 1999 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis Eggert, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus kallopterus Bleeker, 1854 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus darwini Larson & Takita, 2004 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Periophthalmus cantonensis (Osbeck, 1765) (Osbeck, 1765) | synonym |
| Pariophthalmus cantonensis (Osbeck, 1765) (Osbeck, 1765) | synonym |
| Cyprinus cantonensis Osbeck, 1765 Osbeck, 1765 | synonym |
| Apocryptes cantonensis Osbeck, 1757 Osbeck, 1757 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cantor, T. (1842). General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (1) 9: 265–278, 360–370, 481–493. https://doi.org/10.1080/03745484209445368 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4F2TY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.