HomeFish encyclopediaRay-finned fishesPerch-like fishSleepersDrysdale gudgeon Drysdale gudgeon (Kimberleyeleotris notata) Scientific name: Kimberleyeleotris notata Hoese & Allen, 1987 The Drysdale gudgeon (Kimberleyeleotris notata) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Oceania, known only from the Drysdale River system in the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia. BiologyInhabits clear, freshwater pools of slow-flowing streams over rock and sand bottoms.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameKimberleyeleotris notataFamilyEleotridae (Sleepers)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length4.0EnvironmentFreshwater; demersal; non-migratoryClimateTropicalDistributionOceania: known only from the Drysdale River system in the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia.Conservation status (IUCN)Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: of no interestResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026