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Drysdale gudgeon

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Drysdale gudgeon

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Kimberleyeleotris
Species:
K. notata
Binomial name
Kimberleyeleotris notata

The Drysdale gudgeon (Kimberleyeleotris notata) is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to the Kimberley region of Australia, where it is only known from the Drysdale River system. It inhabits rocky pools and slow flowing streams.[2] The species can reach a length of 4 cm (1.6 in). It has a light brown to purplish coloration, whitish along the belly. A series of dark brown to black bars are present along the sides, which become V-shaped towards the posterior.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Morgan, D.L.; Moore, G. (2019). "Kimberleyeleotris notata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10994A123377933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T10994A123377933.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allen, Gerald (1989). Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune City: T.F.H. Publications. p. 200. ISBN 0-86622-936-1.
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