Species Hypseleotris acropinna Thacker, Geiger & Unmack, 2022
Cryptic Carp Gudgeon, Murray-Darling Carp Gudgeon
- Hypseleotris acropinna Thacker C.E., Geiger D.L., Unmack, P.J. 2022. Species delineation and systematics of a hemiclonal hybrid complex in Australian freshwaters (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae: Hypseleotris). Royal Society Open Science 9(220201): 1-19 [Date published 5 July 2022] [7, figs. 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A 32246-001 ♂, Little Sideling Creek, a Condamine River tributary north of Barakula, Queensland [−26.2452, 150.4231].
Paratype(s) NMV NMV A 32246-002 ♀, taken with holotype; AM I.47751-008 ♂, Sandy Creek, upper Gregory River, west of Childers, Queensland [−25.2120, 152.1111]; AM I.47751-009 ♀, Sandy Creek, upper Gregory River, west of Childers, Queensland [−25.2120 152.1111]; LACM 60028-1 ♂ and ♀, Castle Creek, a Goulburn River tributary at Euroa, Victoria [−36.7839, 145.5701].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hypseleotris sp. 4. —
Hoese, D.F., Larson, H.K. & Llewellyn, L.C. 1980. Family Eleotridae: gudgeons. pp. 169-185 19 figs in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [183] (in part, included very few records of this species and H. bucephala and himiclones)
Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1996. Family Gobiidae, subfamilies Eleotridinae and Butinae. pp. 200-219 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [217] (in part, included some records of this species and H. bucephala and himiclones) - Hypseleotris species 3. —
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [301] (in part, probably included some hemiclones)
Thacker, C. & Unmack, P.J. 2005. Phylogeny and biogeography of the eleotrid genus Hypseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), with redescription of H. cyprinoides. Records of the Australian Museum 57: 1-13 [4]
Thacker, C.E., Unmack, P.J., Matsui, L. & Rifenbark, N. 2007. Comparative phylogeography of five sympatric Hypseleotris species (Teleostei: Eleotridae) in south-eastern Australia reveals a complex pattern of drainage basin exchanges with little congruence across species. Journal of Biogeography 34(9): 1518-1533
Thacker, C.E., Unmack, P.J., Matsui, L., Duong P. & Huang, E. 2008. Phylogeography of Philypnodon species (Teleostei: Eleotridae) across south-eastern Australia: testing patterns of connectivity across drainage divides and among coastal rivers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 95: 175–192 [177]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Map shows approximate distribution, known from scattered localities through out the Murray Darling Basin and coastal streams opf Queensland north of the Mary River to Agnes Waters, with a more northerly disjunct population in Waterpark Creek; the species has been translocated to some localities; subtropical, temperate
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Bertozzi, T., Adams, M. & Walker, K.F. 2000. Species boundaries in carp gudgeons (Eleotrididae : Hypseleotris) from the River Murray, South Australia: evidence for multiple species and extensive hybridization. Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 805–815
Unmack, P.J. 2000. The genus Hypseleotris from southeastern Australia: its identification and breeding biology. Fishes of Sahul, Journal of the Australian New Guinea Fishes Association 14(1): 645--657
Common Name References
Thacker, C.E., Unmack, P.J., Matsui, L., Duong P. & Huang, E. 2008. Phylogeography of Philypnodon species (Teleostei: Eleotridae) across south-eastern Australia: testing patterns of connectivity across drainage divides and among coastal rivers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 95: 175–192 [4] (Murray-Darling Carp Gudgeon)
Thacker C.E., Geiger D.L., Unmack, P.J. 2022. Species delineation and systematics of a hemiclonal hybrid complex in Australian freshwaters (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae: Hypseleotris). Royal Society Open Science 9(220201): 1-19 [Date published 5 July 2022] [7] (Cryptic Carp Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEOTRIDAE | 28-Jul-2022 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |