Kingdom Animalia Suborder Gobioidei Subfamily Oxudercinae Scientific name Zappa confluentus Rank Genus | Class Actinopterygii Family Gobiidae Species Z. confluentus Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Pachygnatha zappa, Phialella zappai, Periophthalmodon, Apocryptes bato, Periophthalmus gracilis | ||
Zappa confluentus, the New Guinea slender mudskipper, endemic to New Guinea where it is only known from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers. It is found on mudflats adjacent to turbid rivers. This species can reach a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.
Etymology
Zappa was named after musician Frank Zappa "for his articulate and sagacious defense of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution".
References
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