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Smooth-scaled Gudgeon
Odonteleotris macrodon (Bleeker, 1853)
All images: A 30cm long Smooth-scaled Gudgeon in an aquarium at the Territory Wildlife Park. The fish was caught in a drain in Ludmilla, Darwin, Northern Territory during the wet season, January 2001. View larger image.
The Smooth-scaled Gudgeon has a large head, small eyes and a large mouth. There are 90 small cycloid (more information) lateral line scales (glossary). It is grey with a white belly.
This species grows to around 30cm in length.
The Smooth-scaled Gudgeon occurs in fresh and brackish waters from India to Australia.
In Australia it is known from the northern coast of Western Australia to the Northern Territory.
This fish is also known as the Sinuous Gudgeon and Gangetic Sleeper.
Further reading
- Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari & S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. Pp. 221.
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biological Workshop. Pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds) The Marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Darwin: Northern Territory Museum.
