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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Kerezsy, A. |author2=Brooks, S. |date=2019 |title=''Scortum barcoo'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T122906630A123382331 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122906630A123382331.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| taxon = Scortum barcoo |
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| authority = ([[Allan Riverstone McCulloch|McCulloch]] &[[Edgar Ravenswood Waite|Waite]], 1917) |
| authority = ([[Allan Riverstone McCulloch|McCulloch]] & [[Edgar Ravenswood Waite|Waite]], 1917) |
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| synonyms = ''Therapon barcoo'' <small>McCulloch & Waite, 1917</small> |
| synonyms = ''Therapon barcoo'' <small>McCulloch & Waite, 1917</small> |
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'''''Scortum barcoo''''' is a species of [[fish]] in the family [[Terapontidae]], known by the common names '''Barcoo grunter''' and '''jade perch'''. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]], where it can be found in certain major rivers, including the [[Barcoo River]]. It is reared in [[fish hatchery|hatcheries]].<ref name=qu>{{cite web | url = https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/fish-identification-information/fish-species-guide/fish-species-id-info/profile?fish-id=barcoo-grunter | title = Barcoo grunter | accessdate = 9 May 2020 | publisher = Queensland Government}}</ref> |
'''''Scortum barcoo''''' is a species of [[fish]] in the family [[Terapontidae]], known by the common names '''Barcoo grunter''' and '''jade perch'''. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]], where it can be found in certain major rivers, including the [[Barcoo River]]. It is reared in [[fish hatchery|hatcheries]].<ref name=qu>{{cite web | url = https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/fish-identification-information/fish-species-guide/fish-species-id-info/profile?fish-id=barcoo-grunter | title = Barcoo grunter | accessdate = 9 May 2020 | publisher = Queensland Government | archive-date = 3 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190403183202/https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/fish-identification-information/fish-species-guide/fish-species-id-info/profile?fish-id=barcoo-grunter | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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| Scortum barcoo (background) and a barramundi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Scortum |
| Species: | S. barcoo
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| Scortum barcoo | |
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Therapon barcoo McCulloch & Waite, 1917 | |
Scortum barcoo is a species of fish in the family Terapontidae, known by the common names Barcoo grunter and jade perch. It is endemic to Australia, where it can be found in certain major rivers, including the Barcoo River. It is reared in hatcheries.[3]
Description[edit]
This fish has a sturdy body and a small head. The body is brownish with darker blotches and darker fins.[3] The fish reaches a maximum length of about 50 cm.[2]
Biology[edit]
The fish is omnivorous. Prey items include crustaceans, insects, molluscs, and fish.[2]
Floods may trigger breeding in the wild fish.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Kerezsy, A.; Brooks, S. (2019). "Scortum barcoo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122906630A123382331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122906630A123382331.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scortum barcoo" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b "Barcoo grunter". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.