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Edgbaston goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Higher classification
  
Chlamydogobius

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Gobiidae

Rank
  
Species

Scientific name
  
Chlamydogobius squamigenus

Similar
  
Elizabeth Springs goby, Chlamydogobius, Goby, Red‑finned blue‑eye, Dalhousie goby

Chlamydogobius squamigenus, the Edgbaston goby, is a critically endangered species of goby endemic to the Edgbaston Reserve in Central Queensland, Australia where it occurs in small pools with clay bottoms and emergent tussock grasses. This species can reach a length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL. The red-finned blue-eye, 11 snail species, a small crustacean, a flatworm, a spider and a dragonfly are restricted to the same springs and also threatened.

References

Edgbaston goby Wikipedia