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Tarndale bully

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Tarndale bully
Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Gobiomorphus
Species:
G. alpinus
Binomial name
Gobiomorphus alpinus
Stokell, 1962
Approximate known distribution (in orange) of the Tarndale bully on a map of the South Island

The Tarndale bully (Gobiomorphus alpinus) is a fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Marlborough, New Zealand. It is found only in the sub-alpine Tarndale Lakes,[2] the source of the Clarence and Wairau Rivers.[3]

It is named after the Tarndale Station, where it is located.[3]

References

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  1. Ling, N.; David, B.; Franklin, P.; Allibone, R.; Closs, G.; Crow, S.; West, D (2014). "Gobiomorphus alpinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T9299A3150742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T9299A3150742.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobiomorphus alpinus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. 1 2 "Tarndale bully", Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA, retrieved 2026-05-21