Species Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby, 1898)
Firetail Gudgeon, Gale's Carp-gudgeon
- Carassiops galii Ogilby, J.D. 1898. On some Australian Eleotrinae. Part 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(4): 783-793 [788].
Type data:
Neotype AM I.49481-001 ♀ (original type locality Botanic Garden ponds, Sydney, NSW), Hickeys Creek, a Macleay River tributary near Millbank, New South Wales [−30.8645, 152.6313].Subsequent designation references:
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] [10].
Generic Combinations
- Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby, 1898). —
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [68]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Fraser Island and coastal streams south of Mary River, QLD to Georges River, Sydney, NSW (33°51'S), records to the north near Cairns and Bolgu Island, Torres Strait probably translocations and in some cases possibly another species; hemiclones with females having black urogenital papillae are known from further north; original material thought to have been brought to Sydney from QLD by J.D. Ogilby (Ogilby, 1907), but the species is native to Sydney with material from the type locality described and figured in Waite (1904); subtropical
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
- Cashner, R.C., Hawkes,G.P., Gartside, D.F. & Marsh-Matthews E. 1999. Fishes of the Nymboida, Mann and Orara Rivers of the Clarence River Drainage, New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 121: 89-100 [95]
- Johnson, J. 1993. Fishes of the Brisbane River. Fishes of Sahul, Journal of the Australian New Guinea Fishes Association 8(1): 347-352 [350]
- Ogilby, J.D. 1907. Notes on exhibits. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 20: 27-30
- Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [511]
- Waite, E.R. 1904. A review of the eleotrids of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 5(5): 277-286 figs 34-36
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, nectonic.
General References
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]
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. [181]
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [68]
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. [214-215]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [364] (as Carassiops galii)
Waite, E.R. 1904. A review of the eleotrids of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 5(5): 277-286 figs 34-36 [281, pl. 34(2)]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2018, as Carassiops galii)
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. [288] (Firetail Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Firetail Gudgeon)
Whitley, G.P. 1961. The gudgeons of temperate Australia. Australian Museum Magazine 13: 332-337 [336] (Gale's 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] (Firetail Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 19-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 19-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 08-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |