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Name
Scientific name
Hypseleotris compressa
Described by
Authority Krefft, Year 1864, Bracketed
Family
Eleotridae
Common names
Empire Gudgeon
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
The empire gudgeon, Hypseleotris compressa, is an eleotrid from northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. Breeding is rarely …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
120mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–35°C, pH 5–9.1
Hardness
2–25dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea
Writing
Etymology
Hypseleotris: from the Greek hypsos, meaning 'height', and the generic name Eleotris. compressa: from the Latin compressus, meaning 'compressed'.
Distribution
Occurs in northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. In the former its range extends from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia s…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm are recommended.
Maintenance
Provide plenty of hiding places and cover, the idea being to create broken lines of sight to allow weaker individuals to escape continual attention from domina…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Feeds chiefly on a range of small invertebrates, crustaceans and similar in nature. In the aquarium it should be offered small live or frozen foods such as chi…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Rarely achieved in aquaria and this is undoubtedly attributable to its complex amphidromous breeding strategy. In nature adults live and spawn in freshwater st…
Notes
Not written yet
References
References
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