| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: Queensland, Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits small, very shallow, clay-bottomed pools, vegetated with emergent grass tussocks. The pools are fed by artesian mound springs. Diurnal fluctuations in water temperature can be as great as 21°C. Tolerates temperatures between 3° and 39°C. Co-occurs with the Red-finned blue-eye Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis another endangered species (Ref. 44894). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 11 February 2019 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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