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title: "Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper"
description: "Boleophthalmus pectinirostris — Peixes. Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, commonly known as the great blue spotted mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the north-western Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/great-blue-spotted-mudskipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper

> Boleophthalmus pectinirostris — Peixes. Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, commonly known as the great blue spotted mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the north-western Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Boleophthalmus pectinirostris*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1774
- Wikidata: [Q1186232](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1186232)
- iNaturalist taxon: [354395](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/354395)

## Names

- en: Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper
- de: Großer Blaupunkt-Schlammspringer
- es: Saltarín del Fango grande

## Countries with the most observations

CN (474), HK (390), TW (362), KR (61), MY (36), JP (27), ID (18), MO (18), IN (6), VN (6)

## Summary

Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, commonly known as the great blue spotted mudskipper, is a species of mudskipper native to the north-western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on the coastlines of Japan, eastern China, Sumatra, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula.

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

## Photo

![Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-blue-spotted-mudskipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146601594

## Machine access

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