Gilbert's grunter

Pingalla gilberti

Terapontid Fish from Australian Waters

Tropical
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

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. 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Pingalla
Maximum length: 10.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: Endemic to Australia. Known from northern Gulf of Carpentaria drainage, from the Norman, Gilbert and Flinders Rivers (Ref. 5259 ), Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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