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Ray-finned fishes of Ross River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 45

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA I 1 1 16/06/1981
Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I 2 0 31/12/1993
Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I 2 0 19/08/2019
Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I 3 0 31/12/1995
Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I 19 0 22/08/2019
Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I 10 0 29/11/2007
Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I 4 0 22/08/2019
Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I 1 0 07/09/2004
Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I 4 0 21/08/2019
Eleotridae Mogurnda mogurnda northern purplespotted gudgeon QAI I 1 0 31/12/1995
Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I 2 0 31/12/1993
Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I 270 0 22/08/2019
Cichlidae Amatitlania nigrofasciata convict cichlid II I 5 0 06/10/2010
Cichlidae Amphilophus labiatus red devil II I 18 0 06/10/2010
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique mouthbrooder II I 429 0 21/08/2019
Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I 1 0 31/12/1995
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I 1 0 17/07/2017
Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I 53 0 19/08/2019
Toxotidae Toxotes jaculatrix banded archerfish QAI I 1 0 31/12/1993
Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I 102 0 27/11/2007
Leiognathidae Leiognathus equulus common ponyfish QAI I 1 0 17/07/2017
Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I 287 0 22/08/2019
Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I 1 0 05/10/2009
Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I 259 0 21/08/2019
Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I 1 0 31/12/1978
Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I 23 0 22/08/2019
Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I 101 0 22/08/2019
Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I 1 0 31/12/1995
Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I 1107 0 21/08/2019
Synbranchidae Monopterus albus belut QI I 1 0 31/12/1969
Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I 1 0 19/08/2019
Hemiramphidae Arrhamphus sclerolepis snubnose garfish QAI I 1 0 31/12/1993
Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I 172 0 06/10/2010
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I 6 0 21/08/2019
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I 5 0 21/08/2019
Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I 1489 0 22/08/2019
Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I 5 1 31/12/1996
Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I 336 9 22/08/2019
Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I 17 0 22/08/2019
Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I 7 0 22/08/2019
Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I 8 0 19/08/2019
Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I 650 0 22/08/2019
Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I 55 0 22/08/2019
Anguillidae Anguilla sp. QAI 3 0 08/09/2005
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I 5 0 21/08/2019

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Ray-finned fishes of Ross River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 May 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-ross-river&Class=ray-finned+fishes&Kingdom=animals

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