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The '''Tasmanian mudfish''' (''Neochanna |
The '''Tasmanian mudfish''' (''Neochanna cleaveri'') is a [[galaxiid]] of the genus ''[[Neochanna]]'', found only in swamps and wetlands along the northern, western and southeastern coasts of [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]], and also from [[Flinders Island]] in [[Bass Strait]], and [[Wilson's Promontory]], in [[Victoria]], Australia. Its length is up to 125 mm. |
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During dry summers Tasmanian mudfish [[aestivate]], buried in mud or beneath logs or stones when pools dry up. |
During dry summers Tasmanian mudfish [[aestivate]], buried in mud or beneath logs or stones when pools dry up. |
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| Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934)
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The Tasmanian mudfish (Neochanna cleaveri) is a galaxiid of the genus Neochanna, found only in swamps and wetlands along the northern, western and southeastern coasts of Tasmania, Australia, and also from Flinders Island in Bass Strait, and Wilson's Promontory, in Victoria, Australia. Its length is up to 125 mm.
During dry summers Tasmanian mudfish aestivate, buried in mud or beneath logs or stones when pools dry up.
Food is partly bottom detritus and insects.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Neochanna diversus" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
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