257. Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837

Common name. Dussumier’s mudskipper

Taxonomy. Original description: Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837: 207, pl. 354 [Mumbai, India; holotype (unique): MNHN A-1468] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 231, fig. 426).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris, Persis, Hormuz, Makran.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages, 452-Caspian Marine, 701-Baluchistan.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gel khorak.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.