Banded mogurnda (Mogurnda cingulata)

Scientific name: Mogurnda cingulata Allen & Hoese, 1991

Banded mogurnda (Mogurnda cingulata)

The Banded mogurnda (Mogurnda cingulata) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16; Vertebrae: 32 - 35. Distinguished by the following combination of characters: soft dorsal and anal rays usually 13-14; pectoral rays 14-15; scales in lateral series 41-53, often 42 or 43; vertebrae 15-17 + 17-20 = 32-35 (usually 33 or 34); snout relatively short, convex; general live color reddish or brown with series of about 10 dark brown or greyish bars with reddish interspaces and scattered small blue spots along base of second dorsal and anal fins; caudal fin plain or with a few small red spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mogurnda cingulata
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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