Peacock gudgeon

Peacock gudgeon

Taxobox
name = Peacock gudgeon
status = LC | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Eleotridae
genus = "Tateurndina"
species = "T. ocellicauda"
binomial = "Tateurndina ocellicauda"
binomial_authority = Nichols, 1955

The Peacock gudgeon, "Tateurndina ocellicauda" is a tropical fish belonging to the Tateurndina genus of the Eleotridae (Sleepers) family, Eleotrinae subfamily.This fish inhabits rivers and ponds in Eastern Papua New Guinea. They like to form schools that hover over the bottom.

Breeding

Prior to spawning a pair selects and cleans a nest site, usually in a rocky crevice. Female deposits about 30 eggs. Male guards and fans the eggs. Eggs hatch in about 6 days. [FishBase species alt
ID = 15907
taxon = Tateurndina ocellicauda
year = 2008
month = October ]

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