''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family
Eleotridae
Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of th ...
native to eastern and northern Australia and
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
. Several species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Lake Kutubu
Lake Kutubu is the second-largest lake in Papua New Guinea,[Lake Kutubu](_blank)
at Ramsar site after Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Mogurnda adspersa''
Castelnau, 1878 (
outhernpurple-spotted gudgeon)
* ''
Mogurnda aiwasoensis''
G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996
* ''
Mogurnda arguni''
G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2014 [Allen, G.R. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2014): Two new species of freshwater gudgeons (Eleotridae: Mogurnda) from the Arguni Bay Region of West Papua, Indonesia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (2): 97-110.'']
* ''
Mogurnda aurifodinae''
Whitley, 1938 (northern mogurnda)
* ''
Mogurnda cingulata''
G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1991 (banded mogurnda)
* ''
Mogurnda clivicola
''Mogurnda clivicola'', commonly known as the Flinders Ranges mogurnda, Flinders Ranges purple-spotted gudgeon, Barcoo, or Bulloo mogurnda,
is a central Australian gudgeon of the family Eleotridae.
Distribution
Flinders Ranges gudgeons are fo ...
''
G. R. Allen & A. P. Jenkins, 1999 (Flinders Ranges mogurnda)
* ''
Mogurnda furva
''Mogurnda furva'', the black mogurnda, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independen ...
''
G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1986 (black mogurnda)
* ''
Mogurnda kaifayama
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus ...
''
G. R. Allen & A. P. Jenkins, 1999
* ''
Mogurnda kaimana
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus ...
''
G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2014 [
* '']Mogurnda kutubuensis
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus ...
'' G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1986 (Lake Kutubu mogurnda)
* ''Mogurnda larapintae
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genu ...
'' Zietz ( fi), 1896 (desert mogurnda)
* ''Mogurnda lineata
The Kokoda mogurnda (''Mogurnda lineata'') is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of ...
'' G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1991 (Kokoda mogurnda)
* ''Mogurnda maccuneae
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genu ...
'' A. P. Jenkins, Buston & G. R. Allen, 2000
* ''Mogurnda magna
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genu ...
'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996
* ''Mogurnda malsmithi
''Mogurnda'' is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Eleotridae native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea. Several species are endemic to Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genu ...
'' G. R. Allen & Jebb, 1993
* '' Mogurnda mbuta'' G. R. Allen & A. P. Jenkins, 1999
* '' Mogurnda mogurnda'' J. Richardson, 1844 (Northern trout gudgeon)
* '' Mogurnda mosa'' A. P. Jenkins, Buston & G. R. Allen, 2000
* '' Mogurnda oligolepis'' G. R. Allen & A. P. Jenkins, 1999 (Kimberley mogurnda)
* '' Mogurnda orientalis'' G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1991 (eastern mogurnda)
* '' Mogurnda pardalis'' G. R. Allen & Renyaan, 1996
* '' Mogurnda pulchra'' Horsthemke & Staeck, 1990 (Moresby mogurnda)
* ''Mogurnda spilota
The blotched mogurnda (''Mogurnda spilota'') is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Lake Kutubu
Lake Kutubu is the second-largest lake in Papua New Guinea, '' G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1986 (blotched mogurnda)
* '' Mogurnda thermophila'' G. R. Allen & A. P. Jenkins, 1999 (Dalhousie mogurnda)
* '' Mogurnda variegata'' Nichols Nichols may refer to:
People
*Nichols (surname)
*Nichol, a surname
Places Canada
* Nichols Islands, Nunavut
United States
* Nichols, California, an unincorporated community
* Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California
* Nichols, Connecticut
* Nic ...
, 1951 (variegated mogurnda)
* '' Mogurnda vitta'' G. R. Allen & Hoese, 1986 (striped mogurnda)
* '' Mogurnda wapoga'' G. R. Allen, A. P. Jenkins & Renyaan, 1999
References
Eleotridae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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