Schismatogobius fuligimentus
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 up to 250 m (820 ft), although it is suspected of being amphidromous. Males of this species can reach a standard length of 2.9 cm (1.1 in), while females can reach 3.8 cm (1.5 in).[2]
| Schismatogobius fuligimentus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Schismatogobius |
| Species: | S. fuligimentus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schismatogobius fuligimentus I. S. Chen, Séret, Pöllabauer & K. T. Shao, 2001 | |
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
- Boseto, D. (2012). "Schismatogobius fuligimentus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196357A2449241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196357A2449241.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Schismatogobius fuligimentus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- 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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