Hypseleotris
klunzingeri
(Ogilby, 1898)
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Family:
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Eleotridae
(Sleepers), subfamily: Eleotrinae
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Google Image (not verified) http://www.ccfishery.net
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Western carp gudgeon |
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Max. size:
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6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2906) |
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Environment: |
demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Climate: |
subtropical; 10 – 30°C |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Oceania: Has a range including 3 drainage divisions from Queensland to Victoria. In the north it extends from the Mary River southwards, to the Hunter River. It also occurs throughout the Murray-Darling division, except at the highest altitudes (Ref. 2906).
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Biology: |
Normally lives around littoral vegetation and ca be found in dams, lakes and canals as well as streams (Ref. 2906, 44894). Inhabits slow-flowing rivers or in still water like billabongs (Ref. 44894). It congregates in large schools below dams and weirs (Ref. 2906). Feeds on insects, larvae, microcrustaceans and some plant material. Spawning occurs from late spring to summer when water temperatures rise above 22°C. The male guards and fans the eggs until hatching about 2 days later. Young reach sexual maturity by the end of their first year (Ref. 44894).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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