| Stat' | Notes | Thumbnails: 3. 0 native species (2 introduced) listed, with 0 natives (0 introduced) from Ellura |
| Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Ray-finned Fish (Actinopterygii) | ||||||
| Minnows Cypriniformes (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Carp Cyprinidae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | European Carp Cyprinus carpio iNaturalist | If r | Thank you nj852 for confirming the id of this species for us This one was 4kg, a large fish. These fish have destroyed the Murray River. Once a clear watered river, it's now murky as these fish filter thru the silt on the river bed looking for food, constantly stirring up the silt. Imaged 1 in Jan | ||
| Toothcarps Cyprinodontiformes (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Livebearer Poeciliidae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki iNaturalist | If m | Thank you meta4 for identifying and Fubberpish for confirming the id of this species for us fubberpish said "Yep, bloody things are everywhere, they're a massive problem. they're super hardy fish, produce massive amounts of young very quickly and only take a few months to reach breeding age, so they are able to multiply extremely rapidly and survive in just about any body of fresh water. they were deliberately introduced to eat mosquito larvae - except native Australian fish like the Empire Gudgeon are actually better at mosquito control than the Mosquitofish!" Imaged 1 in Jan | ||
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