Chlamydogobius gloveri Larson, 1995
Dalhousie goby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: South Australia, Australia.
Diagnosis:   
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)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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