Genus Mogurnda Gill, 1863
- Mogurnda Gill, T.N. 1863. On the gobioids of the eastern coast of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 15(5): 267-271 [270].
Type species:
Eleotris mogurnda Richardson, 1844 by original designation.
Introduction
A recent genetic study by Adams et al. (2013) indicates that there are probably more undescribed species in this genus that are currently included under existing species names. The genus is confined to Australia and New Guinea.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Adams, M., Page, T.J., Hurwood, D.A & Hughes, J.M. 2013. A molecular assessment of species boundaries and phylogenetic affinities in Mogurnda (Eleotridae): a case study of cryptic biodiversity in the Australian freshwater fishes. Marine and Freshwater Research 64: 920-931
Allen, G.R. & Jenkins, A.P. 1999. A review of the Australian freshwater gudgeons, genus Mogurnda (Eleotridae) with descriptions of three new species. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 3(4): 141-155
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 16-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |