Australian Grayling
Prototroctes maraena
- Group: Other
- Max size: 33 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
The Australian grayling runs in cool, clear, fast water over gravel in the upper reaches of rivers, sometimes above a thousand metres, often gathering below barriers that block its way upstream. Once common and now listed as vulnerable, it carries the faint scent of cucumber that gives several southern graylings their nickname.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Osmeriformes › Retropinnidae › Prototroctes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282385.
FAQ
- Is the Australian Grayling dangerous to divers?
- The Australian Grayling is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Australian Grayling get?
- The Australian Grayling grows to about 33 cm.