| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen, 2002 |
| Comments |
Endemic to the easterly flow drainages of the Wet Tropics bioregion of NE Queensland, from Daintree River south to the Tully River. Most abundant in faster flowing sections of rivers, including riffles, over gravel, cobble aand rocky bottoms. This species is sympatric with Hephaestus fuliginosus over its entire range except for the Daintree River (Ref. 44894). |
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| States/Provinces | Queensland (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html | ||