Leathery grunter
| Leathery grunter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Scortum |
| Species: | S. hillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878)[1] | |
The leathery grunter (Scortum hillii) is a species of fish in the Terapontidae family. It is endemic to Australia. The eggs are fanned and guarded by the male parent.[2]
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References
- Wager, R. 1996. Scortum hillii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007. 1878
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