Schismatogobius fuligimentus

Taxobox
name = "Schismatogobius fuligimentus"


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Gobiidae
genus = "Schismatogobius"
species = "S. fuligimentus"
binomial = "Schismatogobius fuligimentus"
binomial_authority = Chen, Séret, Pöllabauer & Shao, 2001

"Schismatogobius fuligimentus" is a species of freshwater goby of the family Gobiidae, found only in New Caledonia and it is the only member of the genus found there. It is found in shallow, slow-moving streams at altitudes of up to 250 m although it is suspected of being amphidromous.

It is a slender, generally cylindrical goby with a maximum standard length of around 40 mm. 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.

References

* [http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/40.2/141-146.pdf "Schismatogobius fuligimentus", a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from New Caledonia "'I.S. Chen, B. Séret, C. Pöllabauer and K.T. Shao]