Swan river goby (Pseudogobius olorum)

Scientific name: Pseudogobius olorum Sauvage, 1880

Swan river goby (Pseudogobius olorum)

The Swan river goby (Pseudogobius olorum) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Oceania, southern Australia.

Biology

Found in freshwater streams and ponds and brackish estuaries. Usually over mud and rock bottoms, sometimes among weeds. Feeds mainly on insects, crustaceans and algae. Spawns during spring in the upper reaches of estuaries (in less than 30% salinity), where aquatic vegetation is plentiful.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudogobius olorum
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
4.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Oceania: southern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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