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| Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934) |
The Tasmanian mudfish, Neochanna cleaveri, is a galaxiid of the genus Neochanna, found only in swamps and wetlands along the northern, western and southeastern coasts of Tasmania, Australia, and also from Flinders Island in Bass Strait, and Wilson's Promontory, in Victoria, Australia. The Galaxiids are a family of mostly small freshwater Fish. Representatives occur throughout the southern hemisphere including South Africa, South America Neochanna is a genus of six mudfish species five restricted to New Zealand, and one to Tasmania with a small enclave on Wilson's Promontory Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Flinders Island is an island in the Bass Strait, located 20 km from Cape Portland being the north-eastern tip of Tasmania, Australia Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular Wilsons Promontory is a Peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at. Its length is up to 125 mm. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to
During dry summers Tasmanian mudfish aestivate, buried in mud or beneath logs or stones when pools dry up. Estivation or aestivation (from Latin aestas, summer also known as "summer sleep" is a state of Dormancy somewhat similar
Food is partly bottom detritus and insects.
References
- Neochanna cleaveri (TSN 623374). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Integrated Taxonomic Information System ( ITIS) is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the Taxonomy of biological Species Retrieved on 6 June 2006. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- "Neochanna diversus". FishBase. FishBase is a comprehensive Database of information about Fish. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N. p. : FishBase, 2006.
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