| Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) |
| 13.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Oceania: central Australia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Color: three reddish diagonal stripes on head; body with many red spots overlying about 12 faint bluish bars (Ref. 44894). |
| Inhabits artesian springs and associated swampy areas over a wide range of temperatures (13°-36°C). At one spring it was found in temperatures ranging from 21.6°-35.6°C, although it was most abundant in the cooler, downstream sections. Feeds on filamentous green algae, snails and fishes. Co-occurs with 5 other species at Dalhousie springs including Neosilurus gloveri (Plotosidae), Craterocephalus dalhousiensis and C. gloveri (Atherinidae), Leiopotherapon unicolor (Terapontidae) and Chlamydogobius gloveri (Gobiidae) (Ref. 44894). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 28 February 2019 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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