Species Bostrychus sinensis Lacépède, 1801
Chinese Gudgeon, Four-eyed Sleeper
- Bostrychus sinensis Lacépède, B.G. 1801. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 3 558 pp. 34 pls. [140, 141] [based on figure in Lacépède, B.G. 1800. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 2 632 pp. 20 pls. pl. 14, fig. 2 (facing page 532)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (based on painting), China.
Generic Combinations
- Bostrichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1801). —
Duméril, A.M.C. 1806. Zoologie analytique ou méthodique naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus façile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris : Allais 343 pp. [120, 232] (generic name an unnecessary replacement name for Bostrychus) - Philypnus sinensis (Lacépède, 1801). —
Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the 15th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1845: 187-320 [210]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cossack, WA (20°40'S) to Lindeman Island, QLD (20°27'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [397]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [185]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [370]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, mangrove.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [222] (as Bostrichthys sinensis)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [138] (as Bostrichthys sinensis)
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. [1597]
Hoese, D.F. & Kottelat, M. 2005. Bostrychus microphthalmus, a new microphthalmic cavefish from Sulawesi (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 16(2): 183-191 [185]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2004, as Bostrichthys sinensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [138] (Chinese Gudgeon)
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Four-eyed Sleeper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Chinese 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] (Chinese Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 31-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 12-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |