Penny Fish

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 9

Occurs in small, slow-flowing streams and swamps where there is dense aquatic vegetation. Feeds primarily on aquatic insects and microcrustaceans.

Occurs in small, slow-flowing streams and swamps where there is dense aquatic vegetation (Ref. 5259, 44894). Tolerant of temperatures between 25° and 38°C, and a pH range of 4.5-8.1 (Ref. 44894). Feeds primarily on aquatic insects and micro-crustaceans (Ref. 5259, 44894). The smallest ambassid in Australia, with a life span of probably 2-3 years. Sexual maturity is attained at the end of the first year and breeding has been recorded in the wet season in flooded swampy lagoons (Ref. 44894).

Denariusa bandata Whitley, 1948

USNM 217184, Fly 75–20, 10: 23.8–32.5 mm.

USNM 217185, Fly 75–24, 116: 9.7–33.2 mm.

USNM 217186, Fly 75–27, 1: 21.2 mm.

Denariusa australis, known commonly as the pennyfish, is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Denariusa. It is native to Papua New Guinea and Australia. This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.