Mogurnda pulchra Horsthemke & Staeck, 1990
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mogurnda pulchra Horsthemke & Staeck, 1990
- Name authority
- Horsthemke & Staeck, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Eleotridae
- Genus
- Mogurnda
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyEleotridae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusMogurnda Gill, 1863
- speciesMogurnda pulchra Horsthemke & Staeck, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mogurnda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| purple-spotted gudgeonMogurnda adspersa (Castelnau, 1878) | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda thermophila Allen & Jenkins, 1999 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda mosa Jenkins, Buston & Allen, 2000 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flinders ranges mogurndaMogurnda clivicola Allen & Jenkins, 1999 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda larapintae (Zietz, 1896) | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda aiwasoensis Allen & Renyaan, 1996 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda vitta Allen & Hoese, 1986 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda lineata Allen & Hoese, 1991 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda maccuneae Jenkins, Buston & Allen, 2000 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda arguni Allen & Hadiaty, 2014 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda magna Allen & Renyaan, 1996 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mogurnda malsmithi Allen & Jebb, 1993 | EleotridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Horsthemke, H., & Staeck, W. (1990). Eine neue Schläfergrundel aus Papua-Neuguinea Mogurnda pulchra n. sp. (Pisces: Eleotrididae). Die Aquarien- Und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ), 43. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:73N3W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.