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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Etymology: Mogurnda: Aboriginal name used in Australia.
More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 7°S - 19°S

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Oceania: Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11344); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13.

Found in a wide range environments from desert bores and muddy swamps to clear jungle streams. Inhabits rivers, creeks and billabongs, in quiet or slowly flowing sections among vegetation or rocks. Young fish feed mostly on microcrustaceans. Adult fish prey upon insects, crustaceans, worms, mollusks, fishes and plant materials. Spawns during the rainy season (November to March). Female produces several batches of 100-500 eggs which are deposited on rocks or logs. The males guards and fans the eggs until hatching, which takes about 8-10 days. The population on the Barkly Tableland (Northern Territory) may eventually prove to be a separate species (Ref. 44894).

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Female may produce several batches of 100-150 eggs which are deposited on rocks or logs. Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male until hatching, which takes 8-10 days

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Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 February 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00420 - 0.02379), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Mogurnda mogurnda (Richardson, 1844)