Species Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1852
Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon, Black Gudgeon, Ebony Gudgeon
- Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, P. 1852. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ceram. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 689-714 [705] [derivation is from the Greek melanos = black + soma = body and is a noun].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 4815, Wahai, Ceram and Sumatra occidentalis, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Culius melanosoma (Bleeker, 1852). —
Bleeker, P. 1875. Notice sur les Eleotriformes et description de trois espèces nouvelles. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 10: 101-112 [105]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Eleotris fusca Bloch & Schneider, 1801. —
McCulloch, A.R. & Ogilby, J.D. 1919. Some Australian fishes of the family Gobiidae. Records of the Australian Museum 12(10): 193-291 figs 31-37 [267] (misidentification, in part, Australian material only)
Introduction
The species is actually a complex of several closely related species. Once thought to be widespread, it is now considered to be restricted to the western Pacific (Mennesson & Keith 2020, Mennesson et al. 2021). Two species are known from Australia in the complex, but the precise identity of Australian material has not been determined.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island (14°40'S) and Pascoe River (12°55'S) to Moreton Bay (27°28'S), QLD, two species are going under the name in Australia; tropical, west Pacific.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
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]
- 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 [85]
- Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [468]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, freshwater, inshore.
General References
Akihito, P. 1967. On four species of gobiid fishes of the genus Eleotris found in Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 14(4/6): 135-166 figs 1-30 [151]
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. [1600]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [360] (as E. fusca)
Mennesson, M.I., Keith, P. Sauri, S., Busson, F., Delrieu-Trottin, E., Limmon, G., Sukmono, T., Jiran, Risdawati, R., Dahruddin, H. & Hubert, N. 2021. Eleotris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indonesia with description of three new species within the ‘melanosoma’ neuromast pattern group. Pacific Science 75(4): 469-495
Mennesson, M.I. & Keith, P. 2020. Eleotris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) of the Indian Ocean: an overview with the description of three new species. Cybium 44(3): 185-203
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2002, as Culius fuscus and 2003, as Culius robustus)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [319] (Ebony Gudgeon)
Lake, J.S. 1971. Freshwater Fishes and Rivers of Australia. Melbourne : Nelson 61 pp. [44] (Black Gudgeon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Black Spine-cheek 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] (Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ELEOTRIDAE | 02-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 31-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |