Species Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay, 1884)
Blackbanded Gudgeon, Black Banded Guavina, Black-banded Gudgeon, Giant Gudgeon, Sleeper, Sleeper Gudgeon, Sleepy Cod
- Eleotris selheimi Macleay, W.J. 1884. Supplement to the descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(1): 2-64 [33] [nom. nov. for Eleotris planiceps Macleay, 1882].
- Eleotris planiceps Macleay, W.J. 1882. The fishes of the Palmer River. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 7(1): 69-71 [69] [junior homonym of Eleotris planiceps Castelnau, 1878].
Type data:
Status unknown, MMUS or NMV (missing), Palmer River, north QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Oxyeleotris selheimi (Macleay, 1884). —
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [315]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Oxyeleotris sp. 1. —
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] - Bunaka herwerdenii (Weber, 1910) [misidentification]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2008)
Introduction
Frequently misidentified as Oxyeleotris lineolatus or O. herwerdenii, the latter often considered restricted to Papua New Guinea but considered to be a junior synonym of O. selheimi by some authors (e.g. Allen et al. 2002). Examination of type material indicates that Eleotris herwerdenii is a synonym of O. lineolata.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fitzroy River, WA (123°30'E) to Mareeba west of Cairns, QLD (16°54'S); tropical, New Guinea.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Blaber, S.J.M., Salini, J.P. & Brewer, D.T. 1990. A checklist of the fishes of Albatross Bay and the Embley estuary, north-eastern Gulf of Carpentaria. CSIRO Marine Laboratory. Report 210: 1-22 [17] (as Oxyeleotris sp.)
- 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 [188]
- 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.
- 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]
- Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., Kennard, M.J., Perna, C.N., Unmack. P.J., Allsop, Q. & Hammer, M.P. 2017. Freshwater fishes of northern Australia. Zootaxa 4253(1): 1-104 [83]
- Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [477]
- 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. [200]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, freshwater.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [60] (as O. lineolatus)
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [198] (as O. sp. A)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [557] (as O. lineolatus, in part)
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. [1608]
Huey, J.A., Cook, B.D., Unmack, P.J., & Hughes. J.M. 2014. Broadscale phylogeographic structure of five freshwater fishes across the Australian monsoonal tropics. Freshwater Science 33(1): 273–287 [published online 26 December 2013]
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [303] (as O. lineolatus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2008, as Bunaka herwerdenii)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [60] (Sleeper Gudgeon)
Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp. [44] (Black Banded Guavina)
Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [70] (Black-banded Gudgeon, Giant Gudgeon)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [303] (Sleeper, Sleepy Cod)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackbanded 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] (Blackbanded Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 08-Sep-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 01-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 06-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |