Golden Carp-gudgeon
Hypseleotris cyprinoides
- Usual depth1–1 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Hypseleotris cyprinoides, the tropical carp-gudgeon or tropical bitterling-gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in fresh, brackish, and marine coastal waters from Africa through southern Asia to the Pacific Islands. This amphidromous species can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It has been extirpated from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion,
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 273 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Golden Carp-gudgeon, Golden Sleeper, green prigi, Rainbow Prigi, Tropical carp gudgeon, Tropical carp-gudgeon
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Cabot marare, Eléotris cyprin, Éleotris cyprin, Éléotris cyprin
- Japanese
- タナゴモドキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 似鯉黃黝魚, 擬鯉短塘鱧
Other scientific names: Asterropteryx cyprinoides, Eleotris cyprinoides, Hypseleotris bipartita, Hypseleotris dayi
Similar species
Dusky sleeperEleotris fusca
- Black Gudgeon
Eleotris melanosoma
- Snakehead gudgeon
Giuris margaritaceus
Green-backed GuavinaBunaka gyrinoides
- Doublespot Coralgudgeon
Calumia godeffroyi
- Deepreef Coralgudgeon
Calumia profunda
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 341 open-data records from 1909 to 2023.
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