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Drysdale grunter

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Drysdale grunter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Syncomistes
Species:
S. rastellus
Binomial name
Syncomistes rastellus
Vari & Hutchins, 1978

The Drysdale grunter (Syncomistes rastellus) is a species of fish in the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in the Gibb and Drysdale Rivers, coastal rivers in northern Western Australia.[2] It is a herbivorous species which grazes on filamentous algae and prefers the main river channels rather than the tributaries, it also prefers flowing water of varying turbidity and substrate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Le Feuvre, M.C. (2019). "Syncomistes rastellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21253A123379166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T21253A123379166.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Syncomistes rastellus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. (2017). "Syncomistes rastellus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2020.