CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

CAAB category

37 - Pisces Fishes

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Family

37 429 Eleotridae (Gudgeons) - show full list

Standard Name (AS 5300)

Spangled Gudgeon

Common Names List

spangled gudgeon

Organism Type

a gudgeon

Synonyms

Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837) [in most Australian references prior to 2021]

Taxon lists

Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:

Habitat

Freshwater
Estuarine
Coastal (0-40m)

Parent Codes

37 429915 Ophiocara spp.

Previous Codes (if any)

429007

Taxon Notes: Until recently it was assumed that only one widespread Ophiocara species existed and it was referred to as Ophiocara porocephala. In a review of the genus, Keith & Mennesson (2021) concluded that O. ophicephalus is the correct name for the Pacific Ocean species, distributed from the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Taiwan, Philippines and Micronesia in the north-west to Indonesia, PNG, Solomons, Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji in the south-east. In Australian waters, O. ophicephalus is confirmed from Barred Creek, north of Broome, WA (17°39'S, 122°11'E) to North Stradbroke Island, QLD (27°29'S) and O. porocephala (coded as 37 429065) is restricted to the Indian Ocean, with the only known Australian location being Cocos-Keeling Islands (AFD draft text January 2022).

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2022-01-21
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Distribution Data: Expected species depth range is from 0 to 5 m.

Record source and Scientific Name verified against: . doi:10.26028/cybium/2021-452-002

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report