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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 | |||