in 2013 found that the species' numbers had increased by over eight times since the previous survey, which was undertaken 16 years prior. B. pectinirostris'''s recovery is believed to be the result of improved water quality, reduced fishing of the species due to a lower demand, and implementation of conservation measures. A series of mild winters may have also factored into the population increase. References pectinirostris Mudskippers Fish of East Asia Fish of Japan Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Fish described in 1758