Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Western Carp Gudgeon)

Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Western Carp Gudgeon)

Family: Eleotridae (Gudgeon)

Status: Native

Size: Grows to maximum 4.5cm.

Description: A slender pale grey to tan gudgeon, with a semi-translucent silvery body. Dark narrow bars on rear and fins; indistinct dark spot near tail.

Habitat: Freshwater rivers and stream in slow-flowing, sometimes turbid, heavily-weeded areas to 3 m deep.

Location: Within the CNM region larger water bodies and rivers in the Murrumbidgee Catchment.

Regional distribution

Hypseleotris klunzingeri is listed in the following regions: