Species Giuris aporocephalus (Macleay, 1884)
Snakehead Gudgeon, Mud Gudgeon, Snake-headed Gudgeon
- Eleotris planiceps Macleay, W.J. 1883. Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary Rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 199-213 [206] [junior homonym of Eleotris planiceps Castelnau, 1878].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM A.17837, Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD; AM A.17826, Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD; AM A.17825, Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD; AM A.17833, Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD; AM A.17836, Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD; AM A.17834, Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD; USNM 47821 (ex AM A.17835), Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, Queensland; USNM 47822 (ex AM A.17831), Lillesmere lagoon, Burdekin River, Queensland. - Eleotris aporocephalus Macleay, W.J. 1884. Supplement to the descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(1): 2-64 [33] [nom. nov. for Eleotris planiceps Macleay, 1883].
- Ophiocara aporos rigonis Whitley, G.P. 1938. Descriptions of some New Guinea fishes. Records of the Australian Museum 20(3): 223-233 [230].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.5785, Freshwater creek near Rigo, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) AM IA.5786-5793; AM IA.5794.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mennesson, M.I. & Keith, P. 2020. Review of Giuris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indo-Pacific islands, with description of three new species. Cybium 44(4): 331-349 [343]
Generic Combinations
- Giuris aporocephalus (Macleay, 1884). —
Mennesson, M.I. & Keith, P. 2020. Review of Giuris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indo-Pacific islands, with description of three new species. Cybium 44(4): 331-349 [343] (changed combination, with recognition of species as distinct)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ophiocara aporos (non Bleeker, 1854) [misidentification]. —
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 [301] - Giuris margaritacea (Valenciennes, 1837) [misspelling of species name and misidentification]. —
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. [1600] - Ophieleotris aporos (Bleeker, 1854) [misidentification of species now regarded as a junior synonym of Giuris margaritaceus]. —
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [301]]
Introduction
Previously the genus was considered monotypic. Currently 7 species are now recognised and it is likely that additional species will be found. In Australia, the species has generally been recognised as Giuris margaritaceus. However, recent studies have indicated that there are no confirmed records of that species from Australia. It is known from the Santa Cruz Islands, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and northern Papua New Guinea. The name Ophieleotris aporos, a junior synonym of G. margaritaceus, has also been used widely for Giuris aporocephalus in Australian literature. It appears that there may be two species of Giuris in Australia, but the identity of the second species from Queensland has not been determined.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Claudie River near Lockhart (12°50'S) to Bakers Creek, Mackay (21°11'S), QLD, also literature records from the western side of Cape York from Embley River, Weipa (12°50'S, 141°55'E) to Jardine River (10°55'S, 142°13'E); tropical, west-central Pacific.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer D.T.and Salini J.P. 1989. Species composition and biomasses of fishes in different habitats of a tropical northern Australian estuary: their occurrence in the adjoining sea and estuarine dependence. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 29: 509-531 [520, 522] (Tables 4 & 6 as Ophieleotris aporos)
- Martin, K.C. & Barclay, S. 2013. New distribution records for the Cairns rainbowfish Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Melanotaeniidae): implications for conservation of a restricted northern population. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 19(3): 155-164 [160]
- Pusey, B.J., Arthington, A.H. and Read, M.G. 1995. Species richness and spatial variation in fish assemblage structure in two rivers of the Wet Tropics of northern Queensland, Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 42: 181-199 [199] (as Ophieleotris aporos)
- 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 [80]
- Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [492] (details distribution on western Cape York)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [196] (as Ophieleotris aporos)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [289] (as Giuris margaritacea)
Bauchot, M.-L., Desoutter, M., Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1991. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Suite) Sous-ordre des Gobioidei. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 13(section A, 1–2, supplement): 1-82
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. [343] (as Giurus margaritacea)
Hoese, D.F. & Gill, A. 1993. Phylogenetic relationships of eleotridid fishes (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Bulletin of Marine Science 52(1): 415-440 [417] (as Ophieleotris aporos, placed in a different subfamily from Ophiocara)
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [70] (as Ophieleotris aporos)
Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. (as Ophieleotris aporos)
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 aporos)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [301] (as Ophieleotris aporos)
Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [491] (as Giurus margaritacea)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2027, as Ophieleotris aporos)
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (as Ophiocara aporos) (Snakehead Gudgeon)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [557] (Snake-headed Gudgeon)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [377] (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. [301] (Snakehead Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Snakehead 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] (Snakehead Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 20-Sep-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 31-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 29-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |