Agassiz's glassfish
📖 Overview
Inhabit streams, ponds, swamps , rivers, creeks, reservoirs and drainage ditches ; occurring in areas with plenty of weed cover at temperatures from 18°-27°C. Feed on small crustaceans. Spawn early in the morning: males display fins while chasing the female, swimming in a zigzag pattern. Demersal eggs are deposited and fertilized on vegetation with larvae hatching after 24 hours . Similar in appearance to A. agrammus and A. mulleri.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Agassiz's glassfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Agassiz's glassfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Subtropical; 23°S - 35°S South Australia (Murray-Darling basin), Victoria (Murray-Darling basin); known only from limital area, Rockhampton, Queensland (23°22'S) to Lake Hiawatha, New South Wales(29°48'S) and Murray-Darling system as far south and west as Swan Reach, South Australia (34°34'S, 139°36'E).
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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