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Species Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844

Onegill Eel, One-gilled Eel


Compiler and date details

20 April 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, Douglass F. Hoese & Jennifer E. Gates

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Goulburn Island, NT (11º30´S, 133º27´E) and Daintree River, QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific, most records of this species are referable to O. guttulare, and Allen et al. (2002) cautioned that the QLD population of Ophisternon bengalense may represent a new species.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld: Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Northern Territory: N coastal
    • Queensland: NE coastal

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-May-2011 20-May-2011 MODIFIED
23-Apr-2011 MODIFIED