Barcoo grunter (Scortum barcoo)

Scientific name: Scortum barcoo McCulloch & Waite, 1917

The Barcoo grunter (Scortum barcoo) is a freshwater fish of the family Terapontidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10–30°C (50–86°F). Native range: Oceania, Endemic to Australia.

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Temperature
10–30°C (50–86°F)

Biology

Adults occur in lentic and lotic freshwater. They inhabit turbid water of large rivers and waterholes. Tolerant of water temperatures to 40?C. Omnivorous species. Feed on fishes, crustaceans, insects and molluscs. Presumed to breed opportunistically during flood events. Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scortum barcoo
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Oceania: Endemic to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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