Schismatogobius fuligimentus

Schismatogobius fuligimentus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Schismatogobius
Species: S. fuligimentus
Binomial name
Schismatogobius fuligimentus
I. S. Chen, Séret, Pöllabauer & K. T. Shao, 2001

Schismatogobius fuligimentus is a species of freshwater goby endemic to New Caledonia where it is found in shallow, slow-moving streams with gravel substrates at altitudes of up to 250 metres (820 ft), although it is suspected of being amphidromous. Males of this species can reach a length of 2.9 centimetres (1.1 in) SL while females can reach 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.[2]

It is a slender, generally cylindrical goby. It is generally yellow with brown or black markings and displays sexual dimorphism: the underside of the head is yellow in males, black in females. It can be distinguished from all its congeners by having a lower number (13 or 14) of rays in the pectoral fins.[3]

References

  1. Boseto, D. 2012. Schismatogobius fuligimentus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 September 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Schismatogobius fuligimentus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. I.S. Chen, B. Séret, C. Pöllabauer and K.T. Shao (2001): Schismatogobius fuligimentus, a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from New Caledonia. Zoological Studies 40(2): 141-146.
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