Two-spined blackfish (Gadopsis bispinosus)

Scientific name: Gadopsis bispinosus Sanger, 1984

The Two-spined blackfish (Gadopsis bispinosus) is a freshwater fish of the family Percichthyidae. Native range: Oceania, endemic to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-38; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20; Vertebrae: 46 - 49. Adults are brown to blackish along the sides, with variable mottled or blotched patterns bordered by yellow, and whitish ventrally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gadopsis bispinosus
Family
Percichthyidae (Temperate perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=120-320)

Sources

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

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