Hypseleotris
| Hypseleotris | |
|---|---|
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| Hypseleotris compressa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Hypseleotris T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Eleotris cyprinoides Valenciennes, 1837 | |
Hypseleotris is a genus of sleeper gobies. Most are from fresh water in Australia and New Guinea, but there are also species in fresh- and brackish water in islands in the western Indian Ocean, southern and eastern Africa, southern and eastern Asia, and Pacific islands.[1] The largest species reaches a length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[2] They are sometimes seen in the aquarium trade; especially H. compressa.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Hypseleotris aurea (Shipway, 1950) (Golden gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson, 2007[3]
- Hypseleotris compressa (J. L. G. Krefft, 1864) (Empire gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris compressocephalus (W. Chen, 1985)
- Hypseleotris cyprinoides (Valenciennes, 1837) (Tropical carp-gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris ejuncida Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1982 (Slender gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris everetti (Boulenger, 1895)
- Hypseleotris galii (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Firetailed gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris guentheri (Bleeker, 1875)
- Hypseleotris hotayensis (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
- Hypseleotris kimberleyensis Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1982 (Barnett River gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris klunzingeri (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Western carp gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris leuciscus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Hypseleotris pangel Herre, 1927
- Hypseleotris regalis Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1982 (Prince Regent gudgeon)
- Hypseleotris tohizonae (Steindachner, 1880)
References
- ↑ Thacker, C.; and Unmack, P.J. (2005). Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Eleotrid Genus Hypseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), With Redescription of H. cyprinoides. Records of the Australian Museum, Vol. 57: 1–13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Hypseleotris in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Larson, H. K. (2007). "A new species of carp gudgeon, Hypseleotris (Pisces: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), from the Katherine River system, Northern Territory". The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23: 111–118.