Scientific Name
Philypnodon grandiceps
Other Common Names
Flathead Gudgeon
Size
Commonly 80 to 90 mm, up to 130 mm
Conservation Status
Common, widespread, rare in Tasmania
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Scientific NamePhilypnodon grandiceps Other Common NamesFlathead Gudgeon SizeCommonly 80 to 90 mm, up to 130 mm Conservation StatusCommon, widespread, rare in Tasmania |
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HabitatA bottom dwelling species. Found in a wide variety of both freshwater and estuarine habitats, in still and flowing water, aspecially amongst thick cover. DistributionOccurs throughout the Murray-Darling Basin and in coastal drainages in Victoria, Northern Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland as far North as the Mackenzie River. ReproductionBreeds in Spring and Summer in inland waters, extending through to Winter in Northern coastal waters. Female lays up to 900 elongate eggs which are attached to a solid object like a small rock in a single mass. The eggs are around 2 mm long and less than 1 mm wide and are pointed at one end, blunt at the other. The eggs hatch 4 to 6 days after laying and the larvae absorb the yolk sac in around 3 days. The newly hatched larvae are about 3.8 mm inlength. DietSmall fishes, insects and crustaceans. AnglingNot an angling species. On the tableNot a table fish. In the aquariumDoes well in an aquarium, but will prey on other fish and smaller members of its own species. Has been bred in captivity. | |
