Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
ACTINOPTERYGII
Family
MONODACTYLIDAE
Genus
Monodactylus
Species
argenteus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Diamondfish
Alternate name
Silver Batfish
Is historical
False
No images were found for this Species
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Generally a coastal, estuarine species that can be found in freshwater reaches of some rivers. Generally found in schools
Known location
Tallebudgera Creek
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
True
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Tallebudgera Creek 1970 & 1972 (Wildnet Projects 2083 & 6281)
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