Eleotridae

purple-spotted gudgeon

Mogurnda adspersa

Sides with colored spots

• Purple
• Tropical
• Coastal
• Transcontinental
• Freshwater fish
• Oceania
• Small
• Tropical fish

Mogurnda adspersa (commonly known as the southern purple-spotted gudgeon) is a species of endangered gudgeon that is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia (the states of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria and Queensland). The fish is brown, although the shade becomes lighter near its abdomen. Spots of various colours occur on its sides.