Species Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson, 2007
Barraway's Fish, Katherine River Gudgeon
- Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson, H.K. 2007. A new species of carp gudgeon, Hypseleotris (Pisces: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), from the Katherine River system, Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23: 111-117 [111, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.15616-002, Gimbat Creek, Katherine River, NT [13°33'S, 133°3.3'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.44100-001; NTM S.12389-001; NTM S.15612-001; NTM S.15614-001; NTM S.15616-001; NTM S.16394-001; NTM S.16430-001; NTM S.16431-001; QM I.38089; WAM P.32867-001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Introduction
The species was listed as by the IUCN as Near Threatened in 2019.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from the upper reaches of the Katherine River, NT (ca. 13°48'S, 132°51'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
- 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. & 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. [87] (as Hypseleotris sp. (cf kimberleyensis))
- 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 [77]
- Thacker, C. & Unmack, P.J. 2005. Phylogeny and biogeography of the eleotrid genus Hypseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), with redescription of H. cyprinoides. Records of the Australian Museum 57: 1-13 [4] (as Hypseleotris n. sp.)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Thacker, C. & Unmack, P.J. 2005. Phylogeny and biogeography of the eleotrid genus Hypseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), with redescription of H. cyprinoides. Records of the Australian Museum 57: 1-13 [6] (as Hypseleotris sp. nov.)
Common Name References
Hammer, M. & Kennard, M. 2019. Hypseleotris barrawayi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. e.T68001158A129047081 pp. (Barraway's Fish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 30-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 31-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 18-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED |