Fish Atlas of North Australia
Home Species Maps Australia -Western Australia Cape Leveque coast Drysdale river Fitzroy river Isdell river Keep river King Edward river Lennard river Ord river Pentecost river Prince Regent river -Northern Territory -Queensland	Drysdale River catchment A list of species found in the Drysdale River catchment is displayed under the map. Nr of sites surveyed: 29 Nr of species found: 30 Catchment area: 26 000 square km An interactive map of this catchment can be downloaded here (1050kb). This GeoPDF gives you the ability to click on a layer and get the name of the river or fish survey site, zoom in and out, and turn layers on and off (click here to download the GeoPDF toolbar free of charge). Species found in the Drysdale River catchment: Genus Species Common Name Reference AMBASSIS A. agrammus Sailfin Glassfish Hutchins 1975 Ambassis sp.3(meulleri) Glassfish Allen and Leggett 1990 Ambassis sp Glassfish Storey, A. unpub data AMNIATABA A. percoides Barred Grunter Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 CHANOS C. chanos Milkfish Morgan et al 2006 CRATEROCEPHALUS C. helenae Drysdale Hardyhead Allen and Leggett 1990 C. marjoriae Marjorie's Hardyhead Hutchins 1975 GLOSSOGOBIUS G. giurus Flathead Goby Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 Glossogobius sp Goby Hutchins 1975 HEPHAESTUS H. jenkinsi Jenkin's Grunter, Western Sooty Grunter Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 LEIOPOTHERAPON L. unicolor Spangled Perch Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 Storey, A. unpub data MELANOTAENIA M. australis Western Rainbowfish Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 M. exquisita Exquisite Rainbowfish Allen and Leggett 1990 Storey, A. unpub data M. gracilis Slender Rainbowfish Allen and Leggett 1990 M. nigrans Black-banded Rainbowfish Allen and Leggett 1990 Morgan et al 2006 Melanotaenia sp1 Rainbowfish Hutchins 1975 Melanotaenia sp2 Rainbowfish Hutchins 1975 MOGURNDA M. mogurnda Northern Trout Gudgeon Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 M. oligolepis Kimberley Mogurnda, False-spotted Gudgeon Storey, A. unpub data NEMATALOSA N. erebi Bony Bream Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 NEOSILURUS N. ater Black Catfish, Butter Jew, Narrow-Fronted Tandan Hutchins 1975 N. hyrtlii Hyrtl's Tandan Allen and Leggett 1990 Hutchins 1975 Storey, A. unpub data SYNCOMISTES S. rastellus Drysdale Grunter Allen and Leggett 1990 S. trigonicus Long-nose Grunter Allen and Leggett 1990 TANDANUS Tandanus sp1 Eel-tailed Catfish Hutchins 1975 Tandanus sp2 Eel-tailed Catfish Hutchins 1975 TERAPON Terapon sp1 Grunter Hutchins 1975 Terapon sp2 Grunter Hutchins 1975 Terapon sp3 Grunter Hutchins 1975 Terapon sp4 Grunter Hutchins 1975