Tapiroid Grunter
Mesopristes cancellatus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 23 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This grunter moves between salt, brackish and even fresh water, living in bays and estuaries and sometimes pushing upstream into rivers. Juveniles turn up in streams a few kilometres from the sea, and the male guards and fans the eggs until they hatch.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Centrarchiformes › Terapontidae › Mesopristes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279089.
FAQ
- Is the Tapiroid Grunter dangerous to divers?
- The Tapiroid Grunter is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tapiroid Grunter get?
- The Tapiroid Grunter grows to about 23 cm.