Barred grunter (Amniataba percoides)

General data
- Main name: Barred grunter
- Local names: Banded Grunter, Black-banded Grunter, Black-striped Grunter
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Norman River
Classification
- Genus: Amniataba - Amniataba
- Family: Terapontidae - Grunters or Tigerperches
- Order: Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
A silvery to bronze grunter with five dark vertical bars, darker scattered spots in between bars, and a black margin on the lower caudal-fin lobe. Although native to northern Australia and the Lake Eyre Basin, the Barred Grunter has been introduced into southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales - areas outside their natural range. These populations are well-established and may adversely affect the aquatic environment and other native fishes found in the area. The Barred Grunter is a declared noxious species in New South Wales. Adults live in a variety of environment from still ponds and isolated rock pools to fast-flowing streams. They are found in clear to turbid water over both rock and sand bottoms. Adapt readily to a wide range of temperature (to 40°C), pH (4.5-8.6) and salinity (fresh to brackish) conditions. Feed on insects, crustaceans and algae. Max size: 18 cm