Jamur Lake grunter

Variichthys jamoerensis

Fanning eggs to provide oxygen

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Jamur Lake grunter is a freshwater fish recorded from Asia: known only from Lake Jamur in the center. It is associated with freshwater habitats. It reaches about 8.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Variichthys
Maximum length: 8.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: known only from Lake Jamur in the center of the narrow isthmus that separates the Bomberai and Vogelkop peninsulas (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) from the remainder of New Guinea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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