Author: Whitley, 1944
FBname: Deep hardyhead
Comments: Inhabits slow-flowing streams or still, isolated pools in either clear or turbid conditions.  Can tolerate marine conditions and temperatures well above 30° C.  Can live in water where salinity levels twice that of sea water.  An extremely hardy species capable of surviving hypersaline conditions and a wide temperature range.  Its tolerance to salinity is much higher than that of most other fishes.  The omnivorous diet includes small invertebrates and plant material (Ref. 44894).