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title: "Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper"
description: "Boleophthalmus boddarti — Peixes. Boleophthalmus boddarti, commonly known as Boddart's goggle-eyed goby, is a species of mudskipper native to the Indo-Pacific, and the type species of the genus Boleophthalmus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/boddart-s-blue-spotted-mudskipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper

> Boleophthalmus boddarti — Peixes. Boleophthalmus boddarti, commonly known as Boddart's goggle-eyed goby, is a species of mudskipper native to the Indo-Pacific, and the type species of the genus Boleophthalmus.

- Scientific name: *Boleophthalmus boddarti*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1446
- Wikidata: [Q2732656](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2732656)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120494](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120494)

## Names

- en: Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper
- es: Saltarín del fango de Boddart

## Countries with the most observations

TH (354), MY (221), SG (140), IN (135), ID (63), VN (53), BD (32), MM (4)

## Summary

Boleophthalmus boddarti, commonly known as Boddart's goggle-eyed goby, is a species of mudskipper native to the Indo-Pacific, and the type species of the genus Boleophthalmus.
In Vietnam, this species is called "Cá Bống Sao", which means "star sky goby".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boleophthalmus_boddarti

## Photo

![Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/boddart-s-blue-spotted-mudskipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251918661

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/boddart-s-blue-spotted-mudskipper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).