Australian Museum Journal Phylogeny and biogeography of the eleotrid genus Hypseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), with redescription of H. cyprinoides
- Shortform:
- Thacker and Unmack, 2005, Rec. Aust. Mus. 57(1): 1–13
- Author(s):
- Thacker, Christine; Unmack, Peter J.
- Year published:
- 2005
- Title:
- Phylogeny and biogeography of the eleotrid genus Hypseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae), with redescription of H. cyprinoides
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 1
- End page:
- 13
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1436
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 27 April 2005
- Cover date:
- 27 April 2005
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- FISHES
- Digitized:
- 27 April 2005
- Available online:
- 27 April 2005
- Reference number:
- 1436
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (35kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (250kb PDF)
Abstract
Hypseleotris includes eight described and four undescribed species of small, laterally compressed gobioid fishes, unusual among them in that they superficially resemble cyprinids. One species is widespread throughout the fresh and brackish waters of the old world southern hemisphere; the remaining eleven species form a radiation in Australia and southern New Guinea. In this study, morphological and molecular characters are combined in a total evidence phylogenetic analysis in order to investigate the patterns of diversification in Australian and other Hypseleotris, including a consideration of biogeography. The species H. dayi, H. tohizonae, H. leuciscus, and H. guentheri are synonymized with H. cyprinoides. Within Australian Hypseleotris, H. klunzingeri is the most basal taxon, and the remainder of the species fall into two groups: a radiation in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and a second radiation in the eastern, central, and southeastern river drainages.