Roe River Gudgeon, Hypseleotris maranda Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023

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Bray, D.J. 2023, Hypseleotris maranda in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Jun 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5720

Roe River Gudgeon, Hypseleotris maranda Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023

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Distribution

 Endemic to the Kimberley region of north Western Australia: Garimbu Creek, a major tributary of the Roe River, that drains northward off the Kimberley Plateau.

Etymology

 The specific name is the Ngarinyin language word for the Roe River catchment in the Kimberley where the species occurs.

Species Citation

 Hypseleotris maranda Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023, Zootaxa 5311(3): 355, Figs. 3-4. Type locality: Garimbu Creek around 2 km upstream of the large waterfall near the confluence with the Roe River, Roe River catchment, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Australia, 15Β°20'30.01"S, 125Β°33'22.88"E.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2023

Roe River Gudgeon, Hypseleotris maranda Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2023

References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A. & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2023. A revision of the gudgeon genus π»π‘¦π‘π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘  (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae) of northwest Australia, describing three new species and synonymizing the genus πΎπ‘–π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘’π‘¦π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ . Zootaxa, 5311 (3): 340-374.  https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5311.3.2

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CAAB Code:37429068
Native:Endemic

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