Jamur Lake grunter (Variichthys jamoerensis)

Scientific name: Variichthys jamoerensis Mees, 1971

The Jamur Lake grunter (Variichthys jamoerensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Terapontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Variichthys jamoerensis
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from Lake Jamur in the center of the narrow isthmus that separates the Bomberai and Vogelkop peninsulas (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) from the remainder of New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2d)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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