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Banded Grunter
Amniataba percoides Günther, 1864
A Banded Grunter caught by M. Cassie at Mylneford, 70 km upstream from the mouth of the Clarence River, New South Wales, January 1999. The image was sent to the Australian Museum by Wayne Power of Clarence District Fisheries Office. The fish is probably the most southerly record of this species on the east coast. It is well south of the 'normal' distribution for this species. View larger image.
The Banded Grunter has five to eight black bars on the side of the body. The caudal fin has a dusky lower margin and spots centrally.
The species grows to about 12 cm in length.
Dietary items include insects, crustaceans and algae.
The Banded Grunter occurs in most major river systems of northern Australia from the Ashburton River in central Western Australia to the Burnett River in Queensland. It is also recorded from the Georgina and Finke Rivers in central Australia.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Related links
- Silver Grunter fact sheet
- Veiw the Grunters and Trumpeters list
- View the Family Terapontidae list
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications. Pp. 240.
- Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & M. Allen. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 394.
- Merrick, J.R. & G.E. Schmida. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Biology and Management. John R. Merrick. Pp. 409.
