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Allomogurnda hoesei Allen, 2003 |
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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 | |||