| Family: |
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches) |
| Max. size: |
15 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: thus far known only from the Fly, Morehead and Bensbach river systems in Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9 |
| Biology: |
Adults inhabit swampy lagoons and backwaters as well as the main channel of turbid rivers (Ref. 2847). Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 June 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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