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	Mulgrave Russell Rivers catchment A list of species found in the Mulgrave Russell rivers catchment is displayed under the map. Nr of sites surveyed:135 Nr of species found: 58 Catchment area: 2000 square km Species found in the Mulgrave Russell rivers catchment: Genus Species Common Name Reference ACANTHOPAGRUS A. australia Yellowfin Bream Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI A. berda Pikey Bream Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI AMBASSIS A. agrammus Sailfin Glassfish Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI A. interuptus Long-spined Glassfish Pusey and Kennard Russell et al QDPI A. miops Flag-tailed Glassfish Pusey and Kennard Russell et al QDPI ANGUILLA A. obscura Pacific Short-finned Eel Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Russell et al QDPI A. reinhardti Marbled Eel Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI Shipway 1947 ARRHAMPHUS A. sclerolepis Snub-nosed Garfish Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis AWAOUS A. acritosus Roman Nose Goby Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Russell et al QDPI BUNAKA B. gyrinoides Greenback Gauvina Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI BUTIS B. butis Crimson-tipped Gudgeon Russell et al QDPI CAIRNSICHTHYS C. rhombosomoides Cairns Rainbowfish Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Russell et al QDPI CARANX C. sexfasciatus Bigeye Trevally Russell et al QDPI CRATEROCEPHALUS C. stercusmuscarum Fly-specked Hardyhead Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI DENARIUSA D. bandata Pennyfish Pusey and Kennard ELEOTRIS E. fusca Brown Gudgeon Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI E. melanosoma Ebony Gudgeon Russell et al QDPI GERRES G. filamentosus Treadfin Silver Biddy Pusey and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI GIURUS G. margaritacea Snakehead Gudgeon Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI GLOSSAMIA G. aprion Mouth Almighty Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI Shipway 1947 GLOSSOGOBIUS G. celebius False Celebes Goby Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI G. giurus Flathead Goby Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Gloss. sp. 4 Mulgrave Goby Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Russell et al QDPI HEPHAESTUS H. fuliginosus Sooty Grunter Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI H. tulliensis Khaki Grunter Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI HERKLOTSICHTHYS H. castelnaui Castelnau's herring Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis HYPSELEOTRIS H. compressa Empire Gudgeon Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI KUHLIA K. rupestris Jungle Perch Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI LATES L. calcarifer Barramundi Pusey and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI LEIOGNATHUS L. equulus Common Ponyfish Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI LEIOPOTHERAPON L. unicolor Spangled Perch Pusey and Kennard LUTJANUS L. argentimaculatus Mangrove Jack Pusey and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI MEGALOPS M. cyprinoides Oxeye Herring Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI MELANOTAENIA M. maccullochi McCulloch's Rainbowfish Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey, Arthington and Kennard M. splen splendida Eastern Rainbowfish Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI MESOPRISTES M. argenteus Silver Grunter Russell et al QDPI MICROPHIS M. brachyurus Short-tailed Pipefish Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis MOGURNDA M. adspersa Purple-spotted Gudgeon Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Russell et al QDPI MUGIL M. cephalus Sea Mullet Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI MUGILOGOBIUS M. notospilus Freshwater Mangrove Goby Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 NEMATALOSA N. erebi Bony Bream Pusey and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI NEOSILURUS N. ater Black Catfish, Butter Jew, Narrow-Fronted Tandan Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI N. hyrtlii Hyrtl's Tandan Russell et al QDPI NOTESTHES N. robusta Bullroat Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI OPHISTERNON O. gutturale Swamp Eel Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard OXYELEOTRIS O. aruensis Aru Gudgeon Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Russell et al QDPI O. lineolatus Sleepy Cod Russell et al QDPI PLATYCEPHALUS P. fuscus Dusky Flathead Russell et al QDPI POROCHILUS P. rendahli Rendahl's Catfish Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard PSEUDOMUGIL P. gertrudae Spotted Blue-eye Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard P. signifer Pacific Blue-eye Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI REDIGOBIUS R. bikolanus Speckled Goby Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI R. chryosoma Spotfin Goby Pusey and Kennard SCATOPHAGUS S. argus Spotted Scat Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI SCHISMATOGOBIUS Schismatogobius sp Scaleless Goby Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard TANDANUS T. tandanus Freshwater Catfish Pusey & Kennard GRU10 Griffith Uni 1994-1997 Pusey and Kennard Pusey, Arthington and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis Russell et al QDPI TOXOTES T. chatareus Seven-spot Archerfish Pusey and Kennard Rayner 2007 PhD Thesis