Species Chlamydogobius japalpa Larson, 1995

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Chlamydogobius japalpa Larson, H.K. 1995. A review of the Australian endemic gobiid fish genus Chlamydogobius with descriptions of five new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 19-51 figs 1-14 pls 1-2 [32, figs 3-4, 7-8].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.11436–007, Ormiston Creek, Finke River, NT.
  Paratype(s) AM I.35467–001; NTM S.11436–009; NTM 11437-005; NTM S.11439-006; NTM S.11628-001; NTM S.11632-001; NTM S.11639-001; NTM S.11650-002; SAMA F.7677.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Chlamydogobius eremius Zietz, 1896 [misidentification]. —
  Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [62] (in part, only one species recognised in the genus at the time)

 

Introduction

The species has been listed as vulnerable by the Northern Territory Government.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from upper Finke River system, NT, from Ormiston Gorge (23°40'S, 132°40'E) to junction of Maloney Creek and Finke River (24°32'S, 133°117'E); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Finke (FIN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, freshwater.

 

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. [262]

Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 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. [1635]

Larson, H.K. 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), and its systematic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 62: 1-233 [65]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1064]

Wager, R. & Unmack, P.J. 2000. Fishes of the Lake Eyre Catchment of Central Australia. Brisbane : Department of Primary Industries and Queensland Fisheries Service 88 pp. [60]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [262] (Finke Goby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Finke Goby)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [56] (Finke Goby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	02-Jul-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	16-Mar-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED