Western carp gudgeon

Like many other Murray-Darling native fish species, western carp gudgeon have crossed the Great Dividing Range through natural river capture events and are found in a number of East Coast drainages, from the Hunter River system in northern New South Wales to the Fitzroy River system in central Queensland.

The Western carp gudgeon lives in the demersal, potamodromous, freshwater environment.

The western carp gudgeon, Hypseleotris klunzingeri, is a carp gudgeon of the Eleotridae family. More

See also the Western carp gudgeon page on Peter Unmack's Index to the Australian Desert Fishes Native Fish Australia Home Page More

locate western carp gudgeon links and information about western carp gudgeon ( Hypseleotris klunzingeri ) for the suburban community of Sunnybank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. More

Western Carp Gudgeon Distribution Map. Heading. How Many Are There? IN THE PAST Carp Gudgeon are widespread and abundant. TODAY Carp Gudgeon are still widespread and abundant. Heading. More

The Western carp gudgeon is the only form present in Lake Burley Griffin in the ACT and is primarily a mid-water carnivore although some benthic feeding also occurs. More

prior to 1897! The first western carp gudgeon were reported from the Murray River in South Australia (SA) by Klunzinger in 1872 (and again in 1880) who mistook them for chameleon gudgeon. In 1898, Ogilby recognised Klunzinger’s mistake and renamed the fish after him. More

occurrence than western carp gudgeon in Cooper Creek and the Bulloo River. Habitat & Ecology Typically found in riverine habitats. More

Western carp gudgeon have a brownish-black outline around each scale. DID YOU KNOW……..? • Males grow a hump on their head behind their eyes when they are breeding. More

* Western carp gudgeon, Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Ogilby, 1898) * Hypseleotris leuciscus (Bleeker, 1853) * Hypseleotris pangel Herre, 1927 * Prince Regent gudgeon, Hypseleotris regalis Hoese More

Western carp gudgeon (Hypseleotris klunzingeri ) Western Carp Gudgeon is a very small fish, only reaching 5cm. Colour varies from grey-green to gold-brown depending on habitat. More

Hypseleotris tohizonae * Western carp gudgeon full article at Wikipedia BOLD Stats - Specimen Records: 26 Specimens with Sequences : 17 Specimens with Barcodes : More

Two-spined Blackfish * Western Carp Gudgeon ***************Fishing is quite popular in Lake Burley Griffin with the most common species being the illegally introduced Carp. The lake has been stocked annually with a variety of introduced and native species and over 1. More

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Common names

Klunzingers Schläfergrundel in German (Deutsch)
Ruskokarppitorkkuja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Western carp gudgeon in English
Westliche Kärpflingsgrundel in German (Deutsch)
西方黃黝魚 in Mandarin Chinese
西方黄黝鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Eleotridae
Genus : Hypseleotris
Species : Hypseleotris klunzingeri
Authority : Ogilby, 1898