Silver grunter (Mesopristes argenteus)

Scientific name: Mesopristes argenteus Cuvier, 1829

Silver grunter (Mesopristes argenteus)

The Silver grunter (Mesopristes argenteus) is a freshwater fish of the family Terapontidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Yaeyama Islands (Japan) south to Queensland (Australia) and east to New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; 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
Mesopristes argenteus
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Yaeyama Islands (Japan) south to Queensland (Australia) and east to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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