Kurtus gulliveri
| Kurtus gulliveri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kurtidae |
| Genus: | Kurtus |
| Species: | K. gulliveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Kurtus gulliveri Castelnau, 1878 | |
Kurtus gulliveri, the nurseryfish, is a species of nurseryfish native to fresh and brackish waters from Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to Australia. They can be found in estuaries, mangrove swamps, nipa swamps and slow-flowing rivers with high turbidity. This species grows to a length of 63 cm (25 in). This species is popular as a game fish and is well regarded as food.[2]
References
- ↑ Jenkins, A., Kullander, F.F. & Tan, H.H. 2009. Kurtus gulliveri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 October 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Kurtus gulliveri" in FishBase. August 2013 version.