Fish Atlas of North Australia
Home Species Maps Australia -Western Australia -Northern Territory -Queensland Archer river Barron river Black river Burdekin river Coleman river Daintree river Don river Ducie river Embley river Endeavour river Flinders river Gilbert river Haughton river Herbert river Holroyd river Jacky Jacky creek Jardine river Jeannie river Johnstone river Leichhardt river Lockhart river Mitchell river Morning inlet Mossman river Mulgrave Russell rivers Murray river Nicholson river Norman river Normanby river Olive pascoe rivers Ross river Settlement creek Staaten river Stewart river Tully river Watson river Wenlock river	Embley River catchment A list of species found in the Embley river catchment is displayed under the map. Nr of sites surveyed: 11 Nr of species found: 37 Catchment area: 4690 square km Species found in the Embley river catchment: Genus Species Common Name Reference AMBASSIS A. agrammus Sailfin Glassfish Herbert et al 1995 A. elongatus Elongate Glassfish Tait and Pearson 1988 Ambassis sp Voss 1988 ARIUS A leptaspis Triangular Shield Catfish, Salmon Catfish Blaber et al 1989 A. graeffei Lesser Salmon Catfish, Blue Catfish Blaber et al 1989 ARRHAMPHUS A. sclerolepis Snub-nosed Garfish Blaber et al 1989 BUTIS B. butis Crimson-tipped Gudgeon Blaber et al 1989 CARANX C. sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally Blaber et al 1989 CARCHARINUS C. leucas Bull Shark Blaber et al 1989 CHANOS C. chanos Milkfish Blaber et al 1989 GERRES G. filamentosus Treadfin Silver Biddy Blaber et al 1989 GIURUS G. margaritacea Snakehead Gudgeon Blaber et al 1989 GLOSSAMIA G. aprion Mouth Almighty Herbert et al 1995 Tait and Pearson 1988 Voss 1988 GLOSSOGOBIUS G. biocellatus Mangrove Goby Blaber et al 1989 G. celebius False Celebes Goby Blaber et al 1989 HYPSELEOTRIS H. compressa Empire Gudgeon Herbert et al 1995 Voss 1988 LATES L. calcarifer Barramundi Blaber et al 1989 Herbert et al 1995 LEIOPOTHERAPON L. unicolor Spangled Perch Tait and Pearson 1988 Voss 1988 LUTJANUS L. argentimaculatus Mangrove Jack Blaber et al 1989 MEGALOPS M. cyprinoides Oxeye Herring Blaber et al 1989 Herbert et al 1995 MELANOTAENIA M. nigrans Black-banded Rainbowfish Herbert et al 1995 Tait and Pearson 1988 M. splen. inornata Chequered Rainbowfish Herbert et al 1995 Tait and Pearson 1988 M. trifasciata Banded Rainbowfish Herbert et al 1995 Tait and Pearson 1988 Voss 1988 MESOPRISTES M. argenteus Silver Grunter Blaber et al 1989 MOGURNDA M. mogurnda Northern Trout Gudgeon Herbert et al 1995 Voss 1988 NEMATALOSA N. erebi Bony Bream Blaber et al 1989 NEOSILURUS N. ater Black Catfish, Butter Jew, Narrow-Fronted Tandan Herbert et al 1995 N. hyrtlii Hyrtl's Tandan Tait and Pearson 1988 Voss 1988 OPHISTERNON O. bengalense One-gilled Eel Herbert et al 1995 OXYELEOTRIS O. nullipora Poreless Gudgeon Herbert et al 1995 Oxyeleotris sp Gudgeon Tait and Pearson 1988 PSEUDOMUGIL P. gertrudae Spotted Blue-eye Blaber et al 1989 Herbert et al 1995 Tait and Pearson 1988 SCATOPHAGUS S. argus Spotted Scat Blaber et al 1989 SELENOTOCA S. multifasciata Banded Scat Blaber et al 1989 TOXOTES T. chatareus Seven-spot Archerfish Blaber et al 1989 Voss 1988 ZENARCHOPTERUS Z. buffonis Northern River Garfish Blaber et al 1989 Z. dispar Spoonfin River Garfish Blaber et al 1989