CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Eleotridae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 429016 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 429 Eleotridae (Gudgeons) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Spine-cheek Gudgeon
Organism Type:	a gudgeon
Synonyms:	Eleotris acanthopoma
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Freshwater Estuarine
Parent Codes:	37 429906 Eleotris spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	429016

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2012-03-19.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 10 m.

Taxon Notes:	Updated species name from Eleotris acanthopoma to align with Australian Faunal Directory online & Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. Eleotris is a feminine genus and Bleeker described it as Eleotris acanthopomus indicating a noun (D. Hoese, pers. comm 3 Sep 2021).

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