Large-scale grunter

Leiopotherapon macrolepis

Tropical
Coastal
Upper river
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

The Kimberley spangled perch (Leiotherapon macrolepsis), also known as the large-scale grunter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is one of the most common species in one of the tributaries of the Prince Regent River.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Leiopotherapon
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to the upper Prince Regent and upper Roe Rivers, in the northern coastal basin of western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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