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1 /MF12306_AC CSIRO 2013 Supplementary Material: Marine and Freshwater Research 64(9), Supplementary Material A review of on-ground recovery actions for threatened freshwater fish in Australia Mark Lintermans Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Mark.Lintermans@canberra.edu.au Table S1. Preamble and fields included in the survey of practitioners The present survey covers on-ground actions specifically intended to recover threatened freshwater fish. It does not include general research projects aiming to collect or improve knowledge of the species ecology or interactions. Where a research activity is specifically conducted to directly improve or inform an on-ground recovery activity, then it should be included. An example is the development of a population model for Macquarie perch to directly inform a translocation program. With its focus on on-ground activities, the survey does not cover planning or coordination documents or policies (such as e.g. the preparation of recovery plans, stocking or translocation policies) 1. Threatened species or ecological community targeted: species can be threatened at either State or national level. Can be single, or multiple threatened species, but this compilation is not intended to cover general fish-rehabilitation activities that might benefit threatened species. 2. State recovery activity occurred in: (e.g. NSW, WA). 3. River Basin activity occurred in: use real catchments (e.g. Moonie River) not AWRC Basins. 4. Stream/wetland activity occurred in: i.e. give creek, river, lake or wetland name. 5. Year recovery action commenced: this data trawl is focussed on actions from 1990 onwards (but if you want to put in some earlier activities that s fine). 6. Year recovery action (excluding monitoring) ceased: this end date is for the end of the works, not for subsequent monitoring programs. 7. Type of recovery action: (e.g. stocking, translocation, rescue, habitat enhancement); this is not an exhaustive list, so feel free to add what you want to. 8. Activity conducted by?: (e.g. government agency, water authority, community group, private individual). 9. Quantity involved: (e.g. no of individuals stocked or translocated, km of stream rehabilitated); can be a combination of, please specify. 10. Trigger for activity: (e.g. recovery plan action, emergency response: what actually kicked the activity off? (e.g. personal initiative, recovery plan identified the need, bushfire or drought response). 11. If emergency response was trigger, list emergency type: (e.g. bushfire, drought, flood, chemical spill). 12. If emergency response, was it an in situ or ex situ response?: (e.g. the primary focus was on recovering the species in its natural habitat, or outside its natural habitat); all translocations should be considered ex situ, even if translocation site was within the species normal distributional range. 13. Is/was there a monitoring program to measure success?: (yes/no). 14. How many years was monitoring conducted for? 15. Were there pre-established goals for the recovery action?: (yes/no). 16. If yes to previous column, what were the goal(s)?: (e.g. rescue individuals, establish a breeding colony, establish selfsustaining wild population, enhance population size). 17. Were the goals achieved? (yes/no/partially): if partially state which were and were not achieved. 18. Have the results or rationale/procedure for the activity been published?: (yes/no). Page 1 of 7

2 19. If published, where? (grey literature/journal/other): grey literature means government or consultancy report, other includes magazines, popular media, conference abstract (please specify). 20. How was the project resourced? (list categories of major and minor resource providers; e.g. major: government agency, minor: community group). 21. Were adequate resources available/provided for the activity itself?: (yes, no, marginal); marginal means extent or quality of recovery actions was hampered by available resources, yes means all was good. 22. Were adequate resources provided for monitoring/evaluation?: (yes, no, marginal); marginal means extent (spatial and temporal), intensity, or techniques was suboptimal). 23. Does the species have a recovery plan?: (if yes, state whether national, State, or non-statutory). 24. Contact person for further details: name, . Page 2 of 7

3 Table S2. Freshwater fish species listed as threatened on national (the 2012 list of the Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB 2012; Lintermans 2012); Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, EPBC) and/or state/territory lists EPBC is the listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 as at 9 October 2012 (see Only the higher categories are included (vulnerable or above) Ex = extinct, Ex w = extinct in the wild, CE = critically endangered, E = endangered, V = vulnerable. ACT = Australian Capital Territory, NSW = New South Wales, Vic = Victoria, Qld = Queensland, NT = Northern Territory, SA = South Australia, Tas = Tasmania ASFB States/territories Scientific name Common name 2012 EPBC Ambassis agassizii Olive perchlet NSW, Vic, SA Bidyanus bidyanus Silver perch V NSW, ACT, Vic, SA Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish V Chlamydogobius gloveri Dalhousie goby V SA Chlamydogobius japalpa Finke goby V NT Chlamydogobius micropterus Elizabeth Springs goby CE En Qld Chlamydogobius squamigenus Edgbaston goby CE V Qld Craterocephalus amniculus Darling River hardyhead V Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Dalhousie hardyhead V SA Craterocephalus fluviatilis Murray hardyhead CE E NSW, Vic, SA Craterocephalus gloveri Glover s hardyhead V SA Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus Unspecked hardyhead Vic Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum Flyspecked hardyhead stercusmuscarum SA Gadopsis marmoratus River blackfish NSW, SA Gadopsis bispinosus Two-spined blackfish ACT Galaxias auratus Golden galaxias E E Galaxias fontanus Swan galaxias E E Tas Galaxias fuscus Barred galaxias CE E Vic Galaxias johnstoni Clarence galaxias En E Tas Galaxias olidus Mountain galaxias SA Galaxias parvus Swamp galaxias E V Tas Galaxias pedderensis Pedder galaxias Ex w Ex w Tas Galaxias rostratus Flat-headed galaxias V NSW, SA Galaxias tanycephalus Saddled galaxias V V Tas Page 3 of 7

4 Galaxias truttaceus Trout minnow SA Galaxias truttaceus hesperius Western trout minnow CE CE Galaxiella pusilla Dwarf galaxias V V Vic, Tas, SA Galaxiella munda Mud minnow Geotria australis Pouched lamprey SA Glyphis glyphis Speartooth shark CE CE NT Glyphis garricki River shark E E NT Gobiomorphus coxii Cox s gudgeon Vic Guyu wujalwujalensis Bloomfield River cod V Himantura chaophraya Freshwater whipray V Hypseleotris compressa Empire gudgeon Vic Lovettia sealii Tasmanian whitebait Vic Maccullochella ikei Eastern freshwater cod E E NSW Maccullochella macquariensis Trout cod CE E NSW, ACT, Vic, SA Maccullochella mariensis Mary River cod CE E Maccullochella peelii Murray cod V V Vic Macquaria australasica Macquarie perch En E NSW, ACT, Vic, SA Macquaria colonorum Estuary perch SA Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham rainbowfish E E Melanotaenia fluviatilis Murray rainbowfish Milyeringa veritas Blind gudgeon V V WA Mogurnda adspersa Southern purple-spotted gudgeon NSW, Vic, SA Mogurnda clivicola Flinders Ranges purple-spotted gudgeon V V SA Mogurnda thermophila Dalhousie purple-spotted gudgeon SA Mordacia mordax Shortheaded lamprey SA Mordacia praecox Non-parasitic lamprey V Nannatherina balstoni Balston s pygmy perch V V WA Nannoperca australis Southern pygmy perch NSW, SA Nannoperca obscura Yarra pygmy perch V V Vic, SA Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E Qld, NSW Nannoperca variegata Variegated pygmy perch V V Vic, SA Nannoperca sp Little pygmy perch CE Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Neochanna cleaveri Australian mudfish Vic, SA Neosilurus gloveri Dalhousie catfish V SA Ophisternon candidum Blind cave eel V V WA Page 4 of 7

5 Paragalaxias dissimilis Shannon paragalaxias E V Tas Paragalaxias eleotroides Great Lake paragalaxias E V Tas Paragalaxias julianus Western paragalaxias E Paragalaxias mesotes Arthurs paragalaxias E Tas Pingalla lorentzi Lorentz s grunter NT Potamalosa richmondia Freshwater herring Vic Pristis microdon Freshwater sawfish CE V NT Prototroctes maraena Australian grayling V V Vic, Tas, SA Pseudomugil mellis Honey blue-eye E V Qld Pseudaphritis urvillii Congolli SA Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis Red-finned blue-eye CE E Qld Scortum neili Angalarri (Neils) grunter NT Stiphodon semoni Opal cling goby CE CE Tandanus tandanus Freshwater catfish NSW, Vic, SA Page 5 of 7

6 Table S3. Threatened species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) Act 1999 or in state/territory threatened species listings with fewer than three recovery actions reported Conservation status is reported for all listings on which the species occurs, with EPBC status in bold, Australian Society for Fish Biology 2012 listing underlined, and state/territory listings in italics. CE = critically endangered; E = endangered; R or LE rare or likely to become extinct, R = rare; V = vulnerable; T = threatened No. of recovery Conservation status Species actions reported Balston s pygmy perch, Nannatherina balstoni A,B 2 V, V, R or LE Cox s gudgeon, Gobiomorphus coxii B 2 T Flinders Ranges purple-spotted gudgeon, Mogurnda clivicola A,B,C 2 V, V, CE Saddled galaxias, Galaxias tanycephalus A,B 2 V, V, V Shannon paragalaxias, Paragalaxias dissimilis A,B 2 V, E, V Swamp galaxias, Galaxias parvus A,B 2 V, E, V Swan galaxias, Galaxias fontanus A,B 2 E, E, E Western trout minnow, Galaxias truttaceus hesperius A,B 2 CE, CE, R or LE Western mud minnow, Galaxiella munda B 2 R or LE Variegated pygmy perch, Nannoperca variegata A 2 V, V, T, CE Edgbaston goby, Chlamydogobius squamigenus A,B 2 V, CE, E Western paragalaxias, Paragalaxias julianus 2 E, R Freshwater herring, Potamalosa richmondia B 1 T Lake Eacham rainbowfish, Melanotaenia eachamensis A,B 1 E, E Shortheaded lamprey, Mordacia mordax B,C,D 1 E Murray Darling rainbowfish, Melanotaenia fluviatilis B 1 T Unspecked hardyhead, Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus B,C 1 T Dalhousie purple-spotted gudgeon, Mogurnda thermophila B,C 1 V Elizabeth Springs goby, Chlamydogobius micropterus A,B 1 E, CE, E Honey blue-eye, Pseudomugil mellis A,B 1 V, E, V Opal cling goby, Stiphodon semoni A,D 0 CE, CE Dalhousie goby, Chlamydogobius gloveri B,C,D 0 V, V Finke goby, Chlamydogobius japalpa B,C 0 V, V Dalhousie hardyhead, Craterocephalus dalhousiensis B,C,D 0 V, V Glover s hardyhead, Craterocephalus gloveri B,C,D 0 V, V Mountain galaxias, Galaxias olidus B,C,D 0 V Spotted galaxias, Galaxias truttaceus B,C,D 0 E Tasmanian whitebait, Lovettia sealii B 0 T Estuary perch, Macquaria colonorum B 0 E Australian mudfish, Neochanna cleaveri 0 T, CE Dalhousie catfish, Neosilurus gloveri B,C,D 0 V, V Lorentz s grunter, Pingalla lorentzi B 0 V Angalarri (Neils) grunter, Scortum neilii B 0 V Bloomfield River cod, Guyu wujalwujalensis C 0 V Flyspecked hardyhead, Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum 0 V stercusmuscarum B,C,D Darling River hardyhead, Craterocephalus amniculus C 0 V Freshwater whipray, Himantura chaophraya C 0 V Little pygmy perch, Nannoperca sp. C 0 CE Non-parasitic lamprey, Mordacia praecox C 0 V Cairns rainbowfish, Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides C 0 V A Listed nationally under EPBC Act Page 6 of 7

7 B Listed in a single state/territory. C Listed on non-statutory listing. D Recently listed (after 2008). Reference Lintermans, M. (2012). Conservation Status of Australian Fishes Australian Society for Fish Biology Newsletter 42, Page 7 of 7