''Hypseleotris kimberleyensis'', the Barnett River gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family

Eleotridae Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of th ...

endemic to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, where it is only known from the

Barnett River The Barnett River is a river in the Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley region of Western Australia. The river rises below the Caroline Range near Mount Lacy and then flows south to the west of Mount Elizabeth then through the Barnett Ri ...

system of

Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a ...

, Western Australia. Its preferred habitat is rocky pools and streams. This species can reach a length of .

References

kimberleyensis Freshwater fish of Western Australia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish described in 1982 {{Gobiiformes-stub