Species Prionobutis microps (Weber, 1907)
Smalleye Gudgeon, Small Eyed Sleeper, Small-eyed Gudgeon, Small-eyed Sleeper
- Pogoneleotris microps Weber, M. 1907. Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea; ein Beitrag zur Frage nach dem früheren Zusammenhang von Neu-Guinea und Australien. Nova Guinea (Zoologie) 5(2): 201-267 1 fig. pls 11-13 [imprint date of 1908 on reprint issued first and sent by Weber to Jordan at CAS (California Academy of Sciences) in 1907] [258, pl. 12(4a-4b)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA 112.084, Tawarin River or Merauke River, New Guinea; ZMA 112.086, Tawarin River or Merauke River, New Guinea; FMNH 52459, Merauke River, New Guinea; SMF 17485, Tawarin River or Merauke River, New Guinea; BMNH 1913.12.15.33, Merauke River, New Guinea
Comment: much of the type material is now listed as New Guinea in museum registers.
Generic Combinations
- Prionobutis microps (Weber, 1907). —
Koumans, F.P. 1937. Notes on gobioid fishes. 9. Notes on the synonymy (continuation of Note 8). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 20: 11-23 [22]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cossack, WA (20°40'S) to Logan River, QLD (27°42'S); tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [330]
- 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]
- 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 [86]
- 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. [203]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, inshore, mangrove.
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. [1609]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [365] (as Pogoneleotris microps)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2025)
Common Name References
Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp. [44] (Small Eyed Sleeper)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [307] (Small-eyed Gudgeon, Small-eyed Sleeper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smalleye 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] (Smalleye 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 | 07-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 15-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |