Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon
Mogurnda adspersa
The Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 14 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 16–24 °C.
- Size
- 14 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 16–24 °C
- pH
- 7.0–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 120 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature16–24 °C
pH7.0–7.5
Hardness10–20 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyEleotridae
- GenusMogurnda
- SpeciesMogurnda adspersa
Quick answers
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 14 cm (total length).
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 16–24 °C, pH 7.0–7.5, hardness 10–20 °dGH.
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.