Drysdale grunter
Appearance
Drysdale grunter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Terapontidae |
Genus: | Syncomistes |
Species: | S. rastellus
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Binomial name | |
Syncomistes rastellus Vari & Hutchins, 1978
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Syncomistes rastellus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. (2017). "Syncomistes rastellus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2020.