Animal Species:Striped Gudgeon, Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft,
1864) The Striped Gudgeon is best recognised in the wild by the
five to seven dark stripes on the sides of the body, and a dark
stripe running posteriorly from the eye. The Striped Gudgeon has
a small mouth that extends posteriorly to a point level with the
front margin of the eye. It has two dorsal fins, the soft-rayed
second dorsal fin being slightly taller than the spiny dorsal
fin. The background colour of the Striped Gudgeon varies from
brown to grey dorsally fading to cream or grey ventrally. It has
five to seven dark stripes on the sides of the body, and a dark
stripe running posteriorly from the eye. The pectoral fin base
is crossed by a white bar, and the upper pectoral fin base has a
dark spot. The two dorsal fins and caudal fin have rows of brown
spots. The Striped Gudgeon grows to 22 cm in length but is more
commonly seen up to 12 cm long. The Striped Gudgeon occurs in
coastal streams of southern Queensland, New South Wales and
easter