Species Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon, Brown Gudgeon, Dusky Sleeper, Tetard
- Poecilia fusca Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. [453] [after Cobitis pacifica in Forster MS; and authorship sometimes attributed to Forster, but name not provided by Forster and authorship here accepted as Bloch & Schneider].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Oriadeae infulae rivulis (= Pacific Seas).
Generic Combinations
- Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). —
Günther, A. 1861. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 3 586 pp. [125] - Culius fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). —
Bleeker, P. 1875. Notice sur les Eleotriformes et description de trois espèces nouvelles. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 10: 101-112 [105]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Massey Creek (13°55'S), to Waterfall Creek, north of Ingham (18°28'S) QLD and south to the Burdekin River (19°40'S), also Christmas Island; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [319]
- 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 [85]
- Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [469]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, freshwater, inshore.
General References
Akihito, P. 1967. On four species of gobiid fishes of the genus Eleotris found in Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 14(4/6): 135-166 figs 1-30 [154]
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. [1599]
Mennesson, M.I., Tabouret, H., Christophe, P., Feunteun, & Keith, P. 2015. Amphidromous life cycle of Eleotris fusca (Gobioidei: Eleotridae), a widespread species from the Indo-Pacific studied by otolith analyses. Cybium 39(4): 249-260
Mennesson, M.I. & Keith, P. 2017. Evidence of two species currently under the name of Eleotris fusca (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae) in the Indian Ocean. Cybium 41(2): 213-220
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Dusky Sleeper)
Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp. [44] (Brown Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon)
Whitley, G.P. 1954. Some freshwater gudgeons mainly from tropical Australia. Australian Museum Magazine 11(5): 150-155 12 figs [151] (Tetard)
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] (Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 24-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 22-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |