Species Hypseleotris bucephala Thacker, Geiger & Unmack, 2022
Boofhead Carp Gudgeon, Midgley's Carp Gudgeon
- Hypseleotris bucephala Thacker C.E., Geiger D.L., Unmack, P.J. 2022. Species delineation and systematics of a hemiclonal hybrid complex in Australian freshwaters (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae: Hypseleotris). Royal Society Open Science 9(220201): 1-19 [Date published 5 July 2022] [11].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A 32244-001 ♂, Lachlan River, below CargellioWeir, New South Wales [−33.2012, 146.4523].
Paratype(s) AM I.47086-002 ♂, billabong on the upper Murray River near Tintaldra, New South Wales [−36.0375, 147.9728]; AM I.47086-003 ♀, billabong on the upper Murray River near Tintaldra, New South Wales [−36.0375, 147.9728]; LACM 60026-1 1 ♂ and 1 ♀, from type locality; GBC A 32244-002 ♀, from type locality.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hypseleotris sp. 4. —
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1980. Family Gobiidae: gobies. pp. 186-192 6 figs in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [183] (in part, included very little material of H. acropinna and hemiclones)
Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1996. Family Gobiidae, subfamilies Eleotridinae and Butinae. pp. 200-219 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [217] (in part, included some material of H. acropinna and hemiclones)
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 [2] - Hypseleotris species 1. —
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [299] (in part, included some hemiclones)
Introduction
The species shows considerable geographical variation and reported fin ray and scale counts are not reliable for identifying the species. Only mature males can be reliably identified from head and fin shapes..
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Map shows approximate distribution, IBRA bioregions often cross divides not reflecting natural distribution; species known from throughout the Murray-Darling Basin and Bulloo River (Bulloo-Bancannia Basin, BBB), Cooper Creek (LEB), and eastern coastal streams from the Tully River south to around the Brisbane River, QLD and upper Einasleigh River, Queensland, Gulf of Carpentaria drainage
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Bertozzi, T., Adams, M. & Walker, K.F. 2000. Species boundaries in carp gudgeons (Eleotrididae : Hypseleotris) from the River Murray, South Australia: evidence for multiple species and extensive hybridization. Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 805–815
Unmack, P.J. 2000. The genus Hypseleotris from southeastern Australia: its identification and breeding biology. Fishes of Sahul, Journal of the Australian New Guinea Fishes Association 14(1): 645--657
Common Name References
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1980. Family Gobiidae: gobies. pp. 186-192 6 figs in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [183] (Midgley's Carp Gudgeon)
Thacker C.E., Geiger D.L., Unmack, P.J. 2022. Species delineation and systematics of a hemiclonal hybrid complex in Australian freshwaters (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae: Hypseleotris). Royal Society Open Science 9(220201): 1-19 [Date published 5 July 2022] (Boofhead Carp Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEOTRIDAE | 28-Jul-2022 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |