Mogurnda variegata Nichols, 1951
Variegated mogurnda

Family:  Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Max. size:  13 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: known only from Lake Kutubu, Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 12-13
Biology:  Found near shore in shallow vegetated areas.
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 04 December 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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