Species Hypseleotris regalis Hoese & Allen, 1982
Regent Carp Gudgeon, Prince Regent Gudgeon
- Hypseleotris regalis Hoese, D.F. & Allen, G.R. in Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [57, pl. 13(5)] [description appeared in Hoese, D.F. & Allen, G.R. 1983. A review of the gudgeon genus Hypseleotris (Pisces : Eleotridae) of Western Australia, with descriptions of three new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(3): 243–261 figs 1–6 after publication of description in book].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25028–009, Wyulda Creek, Prince Regent Reserve, west Kimberley, WA.
Paratype(s) AM I.22744–001; WAM P.25028–007; WAM P.25040–004.
Introduction
The species was listed by the IUCN as Near Threatened in 2019.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Prince Regent River (125°05'E) to Roe River, (125°38'E), WA; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)
Distribution References
- Morgan, D.L., Allen, G.R., Pusey, B.J. & Burrows, D.W. 2011. A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2816: 1-64 [19]
- Shelley, J.J. & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2018. Family Eleotridae. pp. 174-203 in Shelley, J.J., Morgan, D.L., Hammer, M.P., Le Feuvre, M.C., Moore, G.I., Gomon, M.F., Allen, M.G. & Saunders, T. A Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Kimberley. Murdoch, Western Australia : Murdoch University 262 pp. [182]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, nectonic.
General References
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. [1602]
Common Name References
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [293] (Prince Regent Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Regent Carp 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] (Regent Carp Gudgeon)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 | 08-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |