Gambusia holbrooki
Description
Southern Purple Spotted gudgeon are a native freshwater fish distributed within coastal drainages along the east coast of Queensland to northern NSW. It is found in slow moving waters of creeks, rivers, w
Adaptations
- Males have an elaborate
- Slow-moving ambush predator that prey upon small fish, aguatic macroinvertebrates, worms and tadpoles
- Females lay a single batch of eggs varying in size from 300 - 1300 eggs
- Spawn in summer when wateratures reach 20 degrees celcius
- High tolerance to poor water q
Interesting facts
A very closely related species, the Northern Purple Spotted Gudgeon (Mogurnda mogurnda), are distributed across the northern parts of Australia including Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia as well as southern Papua New Guinea.