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Carp Gudgeons
Hypseleotris
Hypseleotris, or carp gudgeons, are a genus of small fresh and brackish water fishes in the family Eleotridae. Fish of this genus are found in rivers and estuaries connected to the tropical Indo-Pacific region. They are sometimes seen in the aquarium trade; especially H. compressa.
Hypseleotris species are opportunistic predators, feeding on zooplankton, small crustaceans and other benthic invertebrates. Mostly pelagic, Hypseleotris often aggregate in small schools but become territorial during breeding, which typically occurs in spring.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 23 known species
Empire Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris compressa
Firetail Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris galii
Western carp gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris klunzingeri
Boofhead Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris bucephala
Hypseleotris everetti
speciesHypseleotris everetti
Cryptic Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris acropinna
Boofhead Carp Gudgeon × Firetail Gudgeon
hybridHypseleotris bucephala × galii
Tropical carp gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris cyprinoides
Golden Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris aurea
Mary Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris moolooboolaensis
Cryptic × Boofhead Carp Gudgeon
hybridHypseleotris acropinna × bucephala
Boofhead × Bald Carp Gudgeon
hybridHypseleotris bucephala × gymnocephala
Hypseleotris guentheri
speciesHypseleotris guentheri
Mitchell Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris hutchinsi
Barnett River Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris kimberleyensis
Katherine River Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris barrawayi
Bald Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris gymnocephala
Hypseleotris ebneri
speciesHypseleotris ebneri
Bachsten Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris garawudjirri
Roe River Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris maranda
Carson River Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris wunduwala
Hypseleotris alexis
speciesHypseleotris alexis
Hypseleotris moncktoni
speciesHypseleotris moncktoni
Regent Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris regalis
Slender Carp Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris ejuncida
Drysdale Gudgeon
speciesHypseleotris notata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89033.