Tiger grunter
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit swampy lagoons and backwaters as well as the main channel of turbid rivers . Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tiger grunter is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 5°S - 10°S known only from the Fly, Morehead and Bensbach river systems in Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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