Estuary perch

Percalates colonorum

Seventy Five Centimeters Percichthyid Fish of Australian Waters

Temperate
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

The estuary perch (Percalates colonorum) is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it prefers brackish waters such as the tidal reaches of coastal lakes, rivers, and streams.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Percalates
Maximum length: 75 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Oceania: Endemic to eastern and southern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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