Eleotridae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 185-188

Eleotridae

(gudgeons) Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède, 1801 Chinese Gudgeon Bostrychus sinensis Lacepède, 1801: 140 ( China) .— Larson and Williams 1997: 370 (Nightcliff rocks; Ludmilla

Creek; Channel Island); Larson 1997: 41 (Sandfly Beach, West Alligator Head); Larson 1999b: 44

(Kakadu); Larson 2002: 40 (Sandfly Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1597 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Bostrychus zonatus Weber, 1908

Sunset Gudgeon

Bostrychus zonatus Weber, 1908: 259 (Merauke River, New Guinea).— Larson and Williams 1997: 370 (Coconut Grove; Leanyer Swamp); Hoese et al. 2006: 1597 (NT; N coast, N Gulf, Darwin).

Bostrichthys zonatus — Dixon and Huxley 1985: 186 (Glyde River).

Bostrichus zonatus — Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek).

Butis butis ( Hamilton, 1822) Crimsontip Gudgeon Cheilodipterus butis Hamilton, 1822: 57 , 367 (Ganges River, below Calcutta, India).? Butis sp.1 — Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth). Butis butis — Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 8 (Home Creek); Larson 1996: 10 (Roper River;

Nayarnpi Creek; Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 370 (Ludmilla Dreek; Vesteys Beach; S end

Channel Island; East Arm); Larson 1997: 41 (Sandfly Beach, West Alligator Head); Larson 1998: 35 (Melville Island); Larson 1999b: 45 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 50 (Sandfly Beach); Larson 2002: 40 (Sandfly

Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1598 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Creek on NE side Milingimbi.

Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1849)

Crested Gudgeon

Eleotris koilomatodon Bleeker, 1849d: 21 (Freto Madurae, prope Surabaya and Damal, Indonesia).

Prionobutis (Themistocles) wardi Whitley, 1939c: 296–298 (Point Charles, near Darwin).

Butis koilomatodon — Larson 1996: 10 (Nayarnpi Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 371 (Francis Bay; East Arm; Ludmilla Creek; Woods Inlet; reef by East Arm boat ramp); Larson 1997: 42 (off Pocock’s Beach); Larson 1999b: 45 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 50 (Field Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1599 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, Melville Island).

Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson, 2007

Barraway’s Carp Gudgeon

Hypseleotris sp. cf kimberleyensis — Larson and Martin 1990: 87 (creek near Sleisbeck, Katherine River). Hypseleotris sp. — Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Daly/Katherine Rivers).

Hypseleotris barrawayi Larson, 2007: 111 (Gimbat Creek, Katherine River) .

Hypseleotris compressa ( Krefft, 1864)

Empire Gudgeon

Eleotris compressus Krefft, 1864: 184 (Clarence River, New South Wales and creeks near Port Denison , Queensland).

Eleotris modesta Castelnau, 1873: 86 (Port Darwin).

Eleotris compressus Macleay, 1878: 358 (Port Darwin) (preoccupied by E. compressus Krefft ).

Eleotris reticulata — Klunzinger 1880: 385 (Port Darwin).

Eleotris elevata Macleay, 1881b: 622 (New name for Eleotris compressus Macleay (preoccupied)).

Carassiops compressus — McCulloch 1929: 364–365 (Northern Territory).

Carassiops modestus — McCulloch 1929: 365 (Northern Territory).

Hypseleotris simplex — Midgley 1973: 6–7 (Magela Plain, Magela Creek, Mudginbarry Station); Pollard 1974: 59 (Alligator Rivers).

Hypseleotris compressus — Midgley 1973: appendix B (Red Lily Lagoon, Cannon Hill); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Liverpool River); Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek).

? Hypseleotris sp. — Midgley 1979: Appendix B (Limmen Bight River).

Hypseleotris compressa — Larson 1987: 148 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Larson and Williams 1997: 371 (Coconut Grove); Larson 1998: 35 (Melville Island); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Daly/Katherine Rivers; Giddy River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1602 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, N coastal, N Gulf).

Nhulunbuy Town Lagoon (AMS material).

Incara multisquamata Rao, 1971

Finescale Gudgeon

Incara multisquamata Rao, 1971: 329 (Godavari estuary, India).— Larson 1996: 10 (Nayarnpi Creek; Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 371 (Leanyer Swamp; NW side Channel Island).

Incara multisquamatus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1604 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Mogurnda larapintae ( Zietz, 1896)

Desert Mogurnda

Eleotris larapintae Zietz, 1896: 179 (Palm Creek, Red Bank Creek, McDonnell Ranges).

Mogurnda mogurnda — McCulloch 1929: 363 [in part] (Palm Creek, Red Bank Creek); Glover and Sim 1978: 42– 43 (Finke River drainage); Glover 1982: 243 (Finke River drainage); Bishop and Larson 1983: 8–9 (Frew River).

Mogurnda larapintae — Unmack 2001: 668 (Finke River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1606 (NT; Lake Eyre basin, Finke River system).

Mogurnda mogurnda (Richardson, 1844)

Northern Purplespotted Gudgeon

Eleotris mogurnda Richardson, 1844a: 4 (Port Essington).— Castelnau 1873: 85 (Port Darwin); Rendahl 1922: 192 (Port Darwin).

Mogurnda mogurnda — McCulloch 1929: 363 [in part] (Port Essington); Midgley 1973: 4–7, 9–10 (Cooper Creek; Magela Creek, Mudginbarry Station; NE Noranda Mine; Jim Jim Falls; Deaf Adder Creek; Nourlangie Creek); Pollard 1974: 56–57 (Indium Billabong); Midgley 1975: Appendix A (Weirk Springs, Caranbirini Creek); Midgley 1979: Appendix B (Rosie Creek; Limmen Bight River; Arnold River; Roper River; Mainoru River); Midgley 1980: Appendix B (Brandy Bottle Creek; Fish River; Spring Pool; Douglas River); Midgley 1981: Appendix B (Spring Pool; Fitzmaurice River); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Koolatong River; Walker River tributary); Midgley1984: appendix B (Mary River; UDP Falls; McKinley River; Howley Creek; Reynolds River; Karns Creek); Merrick and Schmida 1984: 298 (Oenpelli area, Alligator Rivers system); Larson 1987: 148 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Larson 1998: 35 (Melville Island); Larson 1999a: 23 (Cockatoo Lagoon; “Bucket Spring”, Keep River); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Moyle River; Anopheles Creek; Tom Turner Creek; Daly/Katherine Rivers; Mainoru River; Krabakuk Creek; Jasper Creek; Wilton River; Dook Creek; Maiwok Creek; Barmguerikba Creek; Bradshaw Creek; Giddy River; Wonga Creek; Cato River; Habgood River; Buckingham River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1606 (NT; N coastal, N Gulf); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 37 (Port Essington).

Gove Peninsula, creek entering Port Bradshaw; Groote Eylandt (AMS material).

Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853)

Sinuous Gudgeon

Eleotris macrodon Bleeker, 1853i: 104 (Hooghly R., Calcutta).— Klunzinger 1880: 61 (Port Darwin); McCulloch 1929: 362 (Northern Territory).

Oxyeleotris sp. — Larson and Martin 1990: 88 (Leanyer Swamp, near Darwin); Larson and Williams 1997: 371 (Leanyer Swamp).

Odonteleotris macrodon — Hoese et al. 2006: 1606 (NT; N Gulf, Darwin).

Darwin (suburban drains).

Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837) Spangled Gudgeon Eleotris porocephala Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837: 237 ( Seychelles and New Ireland). Agonostoma darwinense Macleay, 1878: 360 (Port Darwin). Ophiocara darwinense — McCulloch 1929: 367 (Northern Territory). Ophiocara macrolepidotus — McCulloch 1929: 367 (Northern Territory). Ophiocara porocephala — Larson and Williams 1997: 371 (Cullen Beach; Ludmilla Creek); Larson 1998: 35

(Maxwell Creek, Melville Island); Larson 2000: 50 (Sandfly Beach); Larson 2002: 40 (Sandfly Beach;

Pocock’s Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1607 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Creek on NE side Milingimbi.

Oxyeleotris aruensis ( Weber, 1911)

Aru Gudgeon

Eleotris aruensis Weber, 1911: 33 (Sagowalde near Ngaiguli, Terangan; Walde near Seltutti, Kobroor; Bay near Erersin, Terangan, Aru Island).

Oxyeleotris aruensis — Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Cato River).

Oxyeleotris lineolata ( Steindachner, 1867)

Sleepy Cod

Eleotris lineolatus Steindachner, 1867: 13 (Rockhampton, Qld) .

Oxyeleotris lineolatus — Midgley 1973: [in part] 5, 8, 11 (Cooper Creek; Nourlangie Creek; Magela Creek); Pollard 1974: 54–55 (Alligator Rivers); Midgley 1975: Appendix A (Toogangini Creek; Eight-mile Hole; Weirk Springs; Caranbirini Creek; Leila Creek; Kilgour River; Frog Lagoon; McArthur River); Midgley 1979: Appendix B (Limmen Bight River; Cox River; Arnold River; Hodgson River; Roper River; Wilton River; Waterhouse River); Allen 1982: 60 (across northern Australia to the east Queensland coast); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Goomadeer River); Midgley1984: appendix B (Mary River; Howley Creek lagoon; Adelaide River); Larson 1987: 148 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2).

Oxyeleotris lineolate — Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Daly/Katherine Rivers; Mainoru Rivers; Jasper Creek; Wilton River; Goyder River; Maiwok Creek).

Oxyeleotris lineolata — Hoese et al. 2006: 1608 (NT; N coastal, N Gulf).

McArthur River (AMS material).

Oxyeleotris nullipora Roberts, 1978 Poreless Gudgeon Oxyeleotris nullipora Roberts, 1978: 67–68 (Fly River, PNG).— Larson 1987: 148 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Larson 1998: 35 (Melville Island); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 12 (Giddy River; Cato River; Buckingham

River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1608 (NT; N Gulf, Arnhem Land).

Oxyeleotris selheimi ( Macleay, 1884)

Blackbanded Gudgeon

Eleotris selheimi Macleay, 1884: 33 (replacement name for Eleotris planiceps Macleay, 1882 ).

Eleotris dalyensis Rendahl, 1922: 192 (Daly River) .

Bunaka herwerdenii — Koumans 1953: 352 (Katherine River; Daly River); Midgley 1973: 2, 4 (Red Lily Lagoon, Cannon Hill; Tin Camp Creek).

Oxyeleotris herwerdeni — Whitley 1953: 127 (Katherine River); Larson 1987: 148 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2).

Oxyeleotris lineolatus [in part]— Midgley 1973: 5, 8, 11 (Cooper Creek; Nourlangie Creek; Magela Creek).

Oxyeleotris selheimi — Larson 1999a: 23 (Sandy Creek, Cockatoo Lagoon, Keep River); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 12 (Daly/Katherine Rivers; Goyder River; Chambers River; Bradshaw Creek); Hoese et al. 2006: 1608 (NT; N coastal, N Gulf); Dally and Larson 2008: 17 (Roper River, Elsey/Moroak Stations).

Prionobutis microps ( Weber, 1908)

Smalleye Gudgeon

Pogoneleotris microps Weber, 1908: 258 (Tawarin R. and Merauke R., New Guinea).— Rendahl 1922: 194 (Daly River).

Prionobutis microps — Midgley 1973: appendix B (Cannon Hill lagoon); Pollard 1974: 62 (Alligator Rivers); Merrick and Schmida 1984: 307 (Cannon Hill Lagoon, Alligator Rivers system); Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River; Nayarnpi Creek; Towns River); Larson 1997: 42 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 45 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 33 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 50 (Kakadu); Larson 2002: 40 (Sandfly Beach; Midnight Point; Middle Beach; South Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1610 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Field Island; creek on NE side Milingimbi.