Allomogurnda hoesei Allen, 2003
photo by Allen, G.R.

Family:  Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Max. size:  7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-12. Distinguished from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: no scales on preopercle and opercle; dorsal fin soft rays 11-12; pectoral fin rays 16-17; lateral scales rows 44-50, transverse scale rows 15-17, and predorsal scales 23-27; gill rakers on the lower arch of the first brachial arch only 5 (Ref. 77038).
Biology:  The type locality is located in mountainous terrain at an elevation of approximately 2000 m (Ref. 77038).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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