Hypseleotris

Hypseleotris
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 species in fresh and brackish water are found around 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

The 16 recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. 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. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Hypseleotris in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. 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.
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