Gilbert's grunter
| Gilbert's grunter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Pingalla |
| Species: | P. gilberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pingalla gilberti Whitley, 1955
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Gilbert's grunter (Pingalla gilberti) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known from the Norman, Gilbert, and Flinders Rivers.[2]
This grunter was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1955, the specific name honours the English naturalist and explorer John Gilbert (1812-1845) after whom the type locality of this species, the Gilbert River, is also named.[3]
References
- ^ Brooks, S.; Ebner, B. (2019). "Pingalla gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17287A123378653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17287A123378653.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pingalla gilberti". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Martin F. Gomon. "Pingalla gilberti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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