| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: South Australia, Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow water at the edges of warm, spring-fed pools and outflow swamps. It has a broad temperature tolerance (21.6°-43°C), but usually does not venture into water above 36°C. Diurnally active, omnivorous species which feeds on filamentous algae. Also cannibalistic, with adults feeding on young fish. Breeding biology is probably similar to C. eremius, a species formerly considered to be conspecific (Ref. 44894). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 12 February 2019 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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