Species Hypseleotris notata (Hoese & Allen, 1987)
Drysdale Gudgeon
- Kimberleyeleotris notata Hoese, D.F. & Allen, G.R. 1987. New Australian Fishes. Part 10. A new genus and two new species of freshwater eleotridid fishes (Gobioidei) from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 35-42 figs 1-4 [40, figs 3, 4].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25427–010, Drysdale River, 4 km above junction with Forest Creek, Kimberley Region, WA.
Paratype(s) AM I.26254–001.
Generic Combinations
- Hypseleotris notata (Hoese & Allen, 1987) [changed combination]. —
Thacker, C.E., Shelley, J.J., McCraney, W.T, Adams, Hammer, M.P. & Unmack, P.J. 2022. Phylogeny, diversification, and biogeography of a hemiclonal hybrid system of native Australian freshwater fishes (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae: Hypseleotris). BMC Ecology and Evolution 22(22): 1-23 [Date published 2 March 2022] [5]
Introduction
The species was listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered in 2019.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Drysdale River, WA (14°28'S, 126°58'E); tropical.
Known only from type locality.
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 [18] (as Kimberleyeleotris notata)
- 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. [192] (as Kimberleyeleotris notata)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [pl. 13(4)] (as New genus and species A)
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [200] (as Kimberleyeleotris notata)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [303] (as Kimberleyeleotris notata)
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. [1604] (as Kimberleyeleotris notata)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [60] (Drysdale Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Drysdale Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 19-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 11-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |