Upland bully

The upland bully, Gobiomorphus breviceps, is a sleeper of the genus Gobiomorphus, found in most rivers and lakes in the South Island and the southern half of the North Island of New Zealand.

The Upland bully lives in the demersal, non-migratory, freshwater environment.

The upland bully, Gobiomorphus breviceps, is a sleeper of the genus Gobiomorphus, found in most rivers and lakes in the South Island and the southern half of the North Island of New Zealand. Their length is up to 8 cm. More

upland bully © Tony Eldon Photographer Tony Eldon Date taken June 2009 23, June 200917, June 2009 Common Name Upland Bully Scientific Name Gobiomorphus breviceps International Distribution None. More

The upland bully is a stocky and fairly distinctive bully, which can only really be confused with Cran’s bully, a North Island species. More

The upland bully is widespread in the South Island, and found in the lower North Island around the Wellington , Wairarapa and Manawatu region (McDowall, 1990). Cran's bully occurs widely, but intermittently throughout the North Island (McDowall, 1990). More

bully, upland bully, common bully, blue gilled bully, redfin bully * Gobiidae - Gobies: black goby, Grahams gudgeon * Gemphylidae - Snake mackerels: More

(Galaxias vulgaris) and upland bully (Gobiomorphus breviceps), which are both found in the Twizel River. Birds along the way include the grey duck or parera, paradise shelduck, black shag and South Island pied oystercatchers. More

Common names

Upland bully in English
短头鮈塘鳢 in Mandarin Chinese
短頭鮈塘鱧 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Eleotridae
Genus : Gobiomorphus
Species : Gobiomorphus breviceps
Authority : Stokell, 1939