ABSTRACT
This review of feeding behavior in oxudercine gobies is centered on studies of their diet, but presents them in the context of relevant biology and ecology of this fish group, and draws on research from other fish groups to expand the theoretical base under which future study could be conducted. The review begins with a survey of studies using gut content analyses to understand seasonal, ontogenetic, diel, and sex-related patterns in dietary intake. Diets of some oxudercine goby taxa in their natural habitat have been reported throughout their natural range, whereas fish enthusiasts have described the feeding of captive mudskippers. Given the importance attributed to the pharyngeal jaw apparatus in increasing feeding versatility that leads to ecological diversification in other teleost groups, it is surprising that this aspect of mudskipper study has been somewhat neglected.
