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Western carp gudgeon
| Western carp gudgeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Hypseleotris |
| Species: | H. klunzingeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypseleotris klunzingeri (J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
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The western carp gudgeon (Hypseleotris klunzingeri) is one of several carp gudgeon species. Carp gudgeons are very small perciform fish (similar in size, shape and colour) found in the Australian Murray-Darling River system, mainly in lowland environments, but some have been observed in upland environments. They are often found in small creeks, as well as billabongs and the edges of larger rivers. They prefer water 1 to 2 m deep with aquatic weed and structure provided by rocks or sunken timber (usually the latter).
Like many other Murray-Darling native fish species, western carp gudgeon have crossed the Great Dividing Range through natural river capture events and are found in a number of East Coast drainages, from the Hunter River system in northern New South Wales to the Fitzroy River system in central Queensland.[3]
- ^ Unmack, P. (2019). "Hypseleotris klunzingeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T68001287A129047243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T68001287A129047243.en. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Ogilby, 1898)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Species profile—Hypseleotris klunzingeri (western carp gudgeon)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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