Hysterocarpus traskii Gibbons, 1854

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Embiotocidae

Genus: Hysterocarpus

Species: Hysterocarpus traskii Gibbons, 1854

Climate Zone


  • Temperate
  • Location


    Biology


    Inhabits mud- to gravel-bottomed pools and runs of small to large, low-elevation rivers and lakes. Usually occurs near emergent aquatic plants or overhanging banks. Rarely enters brackish water (Ref. 86798). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).

    Habitat


    brackish