Dalhousie Mogurnda

Color: three reddish diagonal stripes on head; body with many red spots overlying about 12 faint bluish bars (Ref. 44894).

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10 - 12

Inhabits artesian springs and associated swampy areas over a wide range of temperatures (13°-36°C). At one spring it was found in temperatures ranging from 21.6°-35.6°C, although it was most abundant in the cooler, downstream sections. Feeds on filamentous green algae, snails and fishes. Co-occurs with 5 other species at Dalhousie springs including Neosilurus gloveri (Plotosidae), Craterocephalus dalhousiensis and C. gloveri (Atherinidae), Leiopotherapon unicolor (Terapontidae) and Chlamydogobius gloveri (Gobiidae) (Ref. 44894).