Description

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Pale brown or grey with irregular brown markings giving blotchy appearance; usually 3-5 dark brown saddles across back (Ref. 44894).

Common Names

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Tamar River goby , English , Australia

Tasman goby , English , Australia

塔馬拉蜂巢鰕虎魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

塔马拉蜂巢鰕虎鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Afurcagobius

Species: Afurcagobius tamarensis (Johnston, 1883)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Oceania: coast of south-eastern Australia.

Biology

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Inhabits quiet waters of brackish estuaries and coastal lakes; also in lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894). Found on sand, silt or mud bottoms, usually in small aggregations (Ref. 9002, 44894).

Habitat

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brackish