Species Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Spangled Gudgeon, Bumblebee, Mullet Gudgeon, Northern Mud Gudgeon, Tittle
- Eleotris ophicephalus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 12 507 pp. pls 344-368. [239] [name is treated as a noun in apposition, with the original name in a genus of feminine gender].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.1549, Java, Indonesia. - Agonostoma darwiniense Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [360, pl. 9(8)].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.16385–001 (Whitley designated the specimen described in McCulloch & Ogilby 1919: 277, which was indicated at 187 mm TL, I.14855 = 176 mm TL, only largest in I.16385-001 matches size and it is likely that that specimen is actually the lectotype.), Port Darwin, NT.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.14855 (labelled lectotype, but is probably a paralectotype), Port Darwin, NT; AM I.16385-002, Port Darwin, NT. - Lindemanella iota Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [242] [holotype figured in Whitley, G.P. 1951. Studies in Ichthyology No. 15. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 389–408 figs 1–14 (405, fig. 12)].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.6411, Lindeman Island, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Akihito, P. & Meguro, K. 1974. On gobiid fishes Ophiocara porocephala and Ophieleotris aporos. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 21(2): 72-84 figs 1-4 [83] (in part)
- Hoese, D.F. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178. [1607] (Lindemanella iota, in part as Ophiocara porocephala)
- Keith, P.& Mennesson, M.I. 2021. Review of Ophiocara (Teleostei: Butidae) from Indo-Pacific Islands. Cybium 45(2): 89-108 [100]
Generic Combinations
- Ophiocara darwiniensis (Macleay, 1878). —
McCulloch, A.R. & Ogilby, J.D. 1919. Some Australian fishes of the family Gobiidae. Records of the Australian Museum 12(10): 193-291 figs 31-37 [277]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [367] - Meuschenula darwiniensis (Macleay, 1878). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [325] (changed combination as type of genus Meuschenula)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2029) - Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes, 1837) [listed as senior synonym of Ophiocara porocephala]. —
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663 [394]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ophiocara macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1792) [a misidentification, see McCulloch & Ogilby (1919); also examination of type material in Berlin by D. Hoese indicated that the type belongs to a New World species of Dormitator. See also Keith & Mennesson 2021]. —
McCulloch, A.R. & Ogilby, J.D. 1919. Some Australian fishes of the family Gobiidae. Records of the Australian Museum 12(10): 193-291 figs 31-37 [279] (suggested that records of O. macrolepidotus are based on another species)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [367]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2028) - Ophiocara porocephalum (Valenciennes, 1837) [in part for Pacific distribution and treated name as an adjective]. —
Parenti, P. 2021. A checklist of the gobioid fishes of the world (Percomorpha:Gobiiformes). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 8(Supplement 1): 1-480 [23] (treated the name as a senior synonym of Ophiocara ophicephalus) - Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837) [misidentification of species confined to the Indian Ocean]. —
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp.
Introduction
Kottelat (2013) treated the species as Ophiocara ophicephala Valenciennes, 1837, with Günther (1861) acting as first reviser. Both species were described in the same publication. Keith & Mennesson (2021) have shown that the name Ophiocara porocephala applies only to the Indian Ocean records.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barred Creek, north of Broome, WA (17°39'S, 122°11'E) to North Stradbroke Island, QLD (27°29'S), also Muralag Island, Torres Strait; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), 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)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Blaber, S.J.M., Salini, J.P. & Brewer, D.T. 1990. A checklist of the fishes of Albatross Bay and the Embley estuary, north-eastern Gulf of Carpentaria. CSIRO Marine Laboratory. Report 210: 1-22 [17] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
- Hitchcock, G., Finn, M.A., Burrows, D.W., & Johnson, J.W. 2012. Fishes from fresh and brackish waters of islands in Torres Strait, far north Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 56(1): 14-24 [19] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [330] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
- 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 [187] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
- Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., Kennard, M.J., Perna, C.N., Unmack. P.J., Allsop, Q. & Hammer, M.P. 2017. Freshwater fishes of northern Australia. Zootaxa 4253(1): 1-104 [86] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
- Shelley, J.J. & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2018. Family Eleotridae. pp. 174-203 in Shelley, J.J., Morgan, D.L., Hammer, M.P., Le Feuvre, M.C., Moore, G.I., Gomon, M.F., Allen, M.G. & Saunders, T. A Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Kimberley. Murdoch, Western Australia : Murdoch University 262 pp. [203] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [320] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
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. [1607] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [70]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [367] (as Ophiocara darwiniensis and O. macrolepidotus)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [300] (as Ophiocara porocephala)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2021, as Lindemanella iota, 2028, as Ophiocara macrolepidotus and 2029, as Meuschenula darwiniensis)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [557] (Northern Mud Gudgeon)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [300] (Spangled Gudgeon)
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [449] (Bumblebee, Mullet Gudgeon, Tittle)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spangled 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] (Spangled 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 | 01-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 27-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |