A Note On The Blue-Spotted Mudskipper - Boleophthalmus Boddarti (Pallas, 1770) Mudskipper Observed From The Mangroves Of Cauvery Estuary Basin, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) burrow and reside in the intertidal mudflats or mangrove swamps of the Indo-West Pacific region. Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770) was observed from the Muthupet mangroves of the Cauvery River basin. The present report is based on a survey conducted to the Nagapattinam dist of Tamil Nadu as a part of the lesser known fauna of Cauvery River basin during 2016- 2017 by the Southern Regional Centre, Zoological survey of India. The present observation was made among the mangroves. Molluscan species were also observed along with Mudskippers. The Northern and Western boarders of Muthupet lagoon are occupied by muddy silt ground where mangroves are not found.