Apocryptes

Apocryptes bato
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Superorder:	Acanthopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Gobioidei
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Apocryptes; Valenciennes, 1837
Species:	A. bato
Binomial name
	Apocryptes bato; (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	For genus Apocryptes Gobileptes Swainson, 1839; For species A. bato Gobius bato F. Hamilton, 1822; Apocryptes batoides F. Day, 1876; Parapocryptes batoides (F. Day, 1876);

Apocryptes bato is a species of mudskipper native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it can be found in tropical rivers, estuaries and coastal waters of the Indian Ocean. This species can reach a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It is currently the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apocryptes bato". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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