Small-headed grunter

Scortum parviceps

Fanning fins over egg masses

Tropical
Upper river
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Small-headed grunter is a freshwater fish recorded from Oceania: Endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is associated with freshwater habitats. It reaches about 38 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Scortum
Maximum length: 38 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: Endemic to Queensland, Australia; known from the upper Burdekin River system.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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