Tarndale bully
Appearance
| Tarndale bully | |
|---|---|
| Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa | |
| Scientific 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
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobiomorphus alpinus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- 1 2 "Tarndale bully", Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA, retrieved 2026-05-21