Sharpnose Grunter, Syncomistes butleri Vari, 1978

Scientific name: Syncomistes butleri
Alternative name/s:
Butler's Grunter
Sharpnose Grunter, <i>Syncomistes butleri</i> Click to enlarge image
A Sharpnose Grunter, Syncomistes butleri, from the Mary River, Northern Territory. Image: James Shelley
© University of Melbourne / Museums Victoria

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Syncomistes
    Species
    butleri
    Family
    Terapontidae
    Order
    Perciformes
    Class
    Actinopterygii
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia

Introduction

The Sharpnose Grunter is an Australian endemic species that occurs in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Identification

As its standard name implies, the Sharpnose Grunter has a pointed snout. Adults are uniformly dark in colouration.

Habitat

Freshwater.

Distribution

The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

References

  1. Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & M. Allen. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 394.
  2. Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.