Murray Hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) is a critically endangered freshwater fish native to the Murray-Darling Basin. This indicative distribution layer was created by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) from survey records and expert opinion. It was last updated on May 12, 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling species habitat suitability based on expert opinion and survey records.
- Assessing threats from declining water levels and pest fish mentioned in the description.
- Informing conservation planning for critically endangered species in NSW.
- Analyzing spatial changes in distribution for a threatened vertebrate species.
Strengths
- Data is derived from expert opinion and survey records, adding ecological context.
- The species is listed as 'critically endangered' under the Fisheries Management Act 1994, indicating high conservation relevance.
- The dataset is available in multiple geospatial formats (PDF, WMS, ESRI REST, WFS, KMZ).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)
- Collection Method
- Derived from survey records and expert opinion.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-12 18:41:25.452625; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New South Wales, Australia, specifically the Murray-Darling Basin.