Synaptura salinarum (Ogilby, 1910)
Saltpan sole

Family:  Soleidae (Soles)
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occur in clear and turbid streams, sometimes found hundreds of kilometers inland. So far it has been collected only in the freshwater environment. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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