Black mogurnda (Mogurnda furva)

Scientific name: Mogurnda furva Allen & Hoese, 1986

The Black mogurnda (Mogurnda furva) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Oceania, known only from Lake Kutubu, Papua New Guinea, where it is apparently rare.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae: 33. Distinguished by the following characters: dorsal rays VIII - I,11-12; anal rays I,10-13; pectoral rays 14-16; scales in lateral series 38-39; transverse scale rows 12-13; predorsal scales 20-26; postdorsal scales 11-12; gill rakers on first arch 2-3 + 8-9 = 10-12; total vertebrae 33; snout relatively elongate, concave, its length about 3.7 in head length; body depth at pelvic fin origin 23.2-23.7% of SL; color in alcohol overall dark brown, nearly black except anus and genital papilla whitish; fins blackish; juveniles (under 35 mm SL) tan to whitish with dense covering of contracted melanophores giving overall dusky coloration, fins blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mogurnda furva
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: known only from Lake Kutubu, Papua New Guinea, where it is apparently rare.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(iii))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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.

Last updated