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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Etymology: Hypseleotris: Greek, hypselos = high + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Oceana: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128732); 4.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. This species can be distinguished among southeastern Hypseleotris (except H. galii and H. moolooboolaensis) by adult males having elongated rays in posterior portions of the 2nd dorsal, and anal fins with fin tips extending along length of caudal peduncle. Differs from H. galii by lacking the dark spot ventrally surrounding the genital papillae in females. Also differs from H. moolooboolaensis in the Mary River by the following set of characters: D VI-VII (vs. VII-VIII), dorsal rays 10-11 (vs. 11-12), and lateral scales 31-33 (vs. 33-34).
Maximum size based on type specimen (Ref. 128732).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Thacker, C.E., D.L. Geiger and P.J. Unmack, 2022. Species delineation and systematics of a hemiclonal hybrid complex in Australian freshwaters (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae:Hypseleotris). R. Soc. Open Sci. 9:220201. (Ref. 128732)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00286 - 0.01269), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).