Common Name
Firetail Gudgeon
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Comment
Common and widespread.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Found in all Gold Coast catchments (Albert, Nerang, Pimpama and Coomera Rivers and Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks). Usually found around plants in a variety of freshwater habitats
Known location
Kingsholme, Numinbah, Pimpama, Cedar Creek, Wongawallan, Clagiraba, Bonogin, Tallebudgera, Currumbin
Other locality
Common and widespread in streams. One of the hardiest and most common native fish.
General ecology
Streams, rivers.
Habitat comment
One of the hardiest native fish. Able to survive in some urban streams choked with exotic para grass.
Management
Not an indicator of habitat quality.
