Biology:Gilbert's grunter

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Gilbert's grunter
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Pingalla
Species:
P. gilberti
Binomial name
Pingalla gilberti
Whitley, 1955

Gilbert's grunter (Pingalla gilberti) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Australia , where it is known from the Norman, Gilbert, and Flinders Rivers.[2]

This grunter was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1955, the specific name honours the English naturalist and explorer John Gilbert (1812-1845) after whom the type locality of this species, the Gilbert River, is also named.[3]

References

  1. Brooks, S.; Ebner, B. (2019). "Pingalla gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T17287A123378653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17287A123378653.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17287/123378653. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Pingalla gilberti" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Martin F. Gomon. "Pingalla gilberti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://136.154.202.208/home/species/2518. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3753563 entry