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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Etymology: Hypseleotris: Greek, hypselos = high + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); moolooboolaensis: Species epither derived from the Aboriginal name for the Mary River (type locality), 'Moolooboola' (Ref. 128732).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Oceana: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128732); 3.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. This species is distinguished among southeastern Hypseleotris except H. galii, H. acropinna by the following set of characters: elongated rays in posterior portions of second dorsal, anal fins with fin tips extending along length of caudal peduncle in adult males; median fins having distal bands of pale orange in mature males. It is distinguished from H. galii by absence of dark pigment around genital papillae in females (vs. prominent dark spot ventrally surrounding genital papilla) and from H. acropinna by generally having 33-34 lateral scales (vs. 31-33) (Ref. 128732).
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).
