Allomogurnda landfordorum Allen, 2003

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Yellowish-tan ground color and small reddish spots and vermiculations on the upper half of the head and body. Lateral scale rows 48-52 and transverse scale rows 13-14 (Ref. 77038).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Eleotridae

Genus: Allomogurnda

Species: Allomogurnda landfordorum Allen, 2003

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Oceania: southern drainages of Papua New Guinea.
  • Biology


    Found in a small (approximately 75 cm wide and 15 cm deep) circular pond among limestone rocks (Ref. 77038). Collected also at an elevation between 1500-2000 m in mountainous terrain (Ref. 77038).

    Habitat


    demersal