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Banded Grunter
Banded Grunter
Common Name: Banded Grunter
Scientific Name: Amniataba percoides
Description
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.
Size
The
species grows to about 12 cm in length.
Diet
Dietary
items include insects, crustaceans and algae.
Location
or Region Found
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.
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