Species Hypseleotris regalis Hoese & Allen, 1982

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Hypseleotris regalis Hoese, D.F. & Allen, G.R. in Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [57, pl. 13(5)] [description appeared in Hoese, D.F. & Allen, G.R. 1983. A review of the gudgeon genus Hypseleotris (Pisces : Eleotridae) of Western Australia, with descriptions of three new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(3): 243–261 figs 1–6 after publication of description in book].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25028–009, Wyulda Creek, Prince Regent Reserve, west Kimberley, WA.
  Paratype(s) AM I.22744–001; WAM P.25028–007; WAM P.25040–004.

 

Introduction

The species was listed by the IUCN as Near Threatened in 2019.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Prince Regent River (125°05'E) to Roe River, (125°38'E), WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, nectonic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [192]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [298]

Hoese, D.F. 2006. Eleotridae. pp. 1596-1611 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1602]

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [293]

 

Common Name References

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [293] (Prince Regent Gudgeon)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Regent Carp Gudgeon)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [59] (Regent Carp Gudgeon)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Apr-2024	ELEOTRIDAE	30-Aug-2022	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	31-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	08-Apr-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED