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First record of the mudskipper Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes 1837 (Gobiiformes, Oxudercidae) in the Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2025

Thiago Campos de Santana Open the ORCID record for Thiago Campos de Santana [Opens in a new window] ,
Jaqueline Pereira Sá Open the ORCID record for Jaqueline Pereira Sá [Opens in a new window] ,
Maria Histelle Sousa do Nascimento Open the ORCID record for Maria Histelle Sousa do Nascimento [Opens in a new window] ,
Wallacy Borges Teixeira Silva Open the ORCID record for Wallacy Borges Teixeira Silva [Opens in a new window] ,
Maria Claudene Barros Open the ORCID record for Maria Claudene Barros [Opens in a new window] ,
Luis Fernando Carvalho-Costa ,
Ligia Tchaicka Open the ORCID record for Ligia Tchaicka [Opens in a new window]  and
Elmary da Costa Fraga Open the ORCID record for Elmary da Costa Fraga [Opens in a new window]
Thiago Campos de Santana*
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal – PPGCA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Laboratório de Biodiversidade Molecular – LABIMOL, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
Jaqueline Pereira Sá
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biodiversidade Molecular e Conservação – LBMC, Universidade Federal do Maranhão – UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade – PPGECB, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
Maria Histelle Sousa do Nascimento
Affiliation:
Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão, Diretoria de Desenvolvimento Educacional, Instituto Federal de Educação, Caxias, MA, Brazil
Wallacy Borges Teixeira Silva
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biodiversidade Molecular – LABIMOL, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
Maria Claudene Barros
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal – PPGCA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade, Ambiente e Saúde – PPGBAS, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, Caxias, MA, Brazil Laboratório de Biologia Molecular/LABMOL – Complexo GENBIMOL, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, Caxias, MA, Brazil
Luis Fernando Carvalho-Costa
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biodiversidade Molecular e Conservação – LBMC, Universidade Federal do Maranhão – UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade – PPGECB, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
Ligia Tchaicka
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biodiversidade Molecular – LABIMOL, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade – PPGECB, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil
Elmary da Costa Fraga
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal – PPGCA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade – PPGECB, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade, Ambiente e Saúde – PPGBAS, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, Caxias, MA, Brazil Laboratório de Biologia Molecular/LABMOL – Complexo GENBIMOL, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, Caxias, MA, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Thiago Campos de Santana; Email: thsantana21@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The mudskipper Boleophthalmus dussumieri (Teleostei, Gobiiformes, Oxudercidae) is an amphibious goby native to the Indian Ocean, from Kuwait Bay and Persian Gulf to the northeast of the Arabian Sea and the western coast of India. This study reports on the first record of B. dussumieri in the Atlantic Ocean, based on morphological and molecular evidence. A single specimen was collected in September 2024 in São Marcos Bay, on the coast of the state of Maranhão (Brazilian Amazon Coast). This is the second exotic species of oxudercid goby reported for the coast of Maranhão, possibly accidentally introduced through ballast water discharge.

Keywords

bioinvasionCOI geneGolfão Maranhensenew recordOxudercinae

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e132
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

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