Species Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853)
Sinuous Gudgeon, Smooth-scaled Gudgeon
- Eleotris macrodon Bleeker, P. 1853. Nalezingen op de ichthyologische fauna van Bengalen en Hindostan. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 25: 1-164 pls 1-6 [104, pl. 2(1)].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 4472, Hooghly River at Calcutta, India.
Generic Combinations
- Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853). —
Gill, T.N. 1863. On the gobioids of the eastern coast of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 15(5): 267-271 [270] (changed combination as type of genus Odonteleotris)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Oxyeleotris sp. —
Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [371] - Oxyeleotris sp. 2. —
Allen, G.R. & Leggett, R. 1990. A collection of freshwater fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 527-545 fig. 1 [541]
Introduction
The population from Australia and southern New Guinea appears disjunct from the Asian population, differing slightly in fin ray counts and two species may be involved.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Keightly River, WA (123°59'E) to Darwin, NT (131°E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IBRA
NT, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Leggett, R. 1990. A collection of freshwater fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 527-545 fig. 1 [541] (as Oxyeleotris sp. 2)
- 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 [187]
- 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. [202]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
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. [1606]
Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [371] (as Oxyeleotris sp.)
Common Name References
Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [224] (Smooth-scaled Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sinuous 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] (Sinuous Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 01-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 28-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |