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| name = Barcoo grunter |
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| image = Barramundi.jpg |
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| image_caption = ''Scortum barcoo'' (background) and a [[barramundi]] |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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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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| ordo = [[Perciformes]] |
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| familia = [[Terapontidae]] |
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| authority = ([[Allan Riverstone McCulloch|McCulloch]] & [[Edgar Ravenswood Waite|Waite]], 1917) |
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| genus = ''[[Scortum]]'' |
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| synonyms = ''Therapon barcoo'' <small>McCulloch & Waite, 1917</small> |
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| synonyms_ref = <ref name = Fishbase>{{FishBase|Scortum|barcoo|month=December|year=2019}}</ref> |
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| binomial_authority = (McCulloch & Waite, 1917) |
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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 | 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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The '''Barcoo grunter''' or '''jade perch''', ''Scortum barcoo'', is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Terapontidae]] family, that is found in major rivers in [[Australia]]. Jade perch are currently bred for [[aquarium]] trade and for [[human consumption]]. |
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==Description== |
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This fish has a sturdy body and a small head. The body is brownish with darker blotches and darker fins.<ref name=qu/> The fish reaches a maximum length of about 50 cm.<ref name=Fishbase/> |
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<ref name="Queensland">http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/28_14677_ENA_HTML.htm</ref> They feed on fishes, [[crustacean]]s, [[insect]]s and [[mollusc]]s,but they also feed on plants making them omnivorous. They are also thought to breed during [[flood]]s. A jade perch is harmless to humans.<ref name="fishbase">http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14946</ref> |
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==Biology== |
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The fish is [[omnivory|omnivorous]]. Prey items include [[crustacean]]s, [[insect]]s, [[mollusca|molluscs]], and fish.<ref name=Fishbase/> |
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This fish lives within many [[freshwater]] sources throughout Australia. It ranges from the [[Gilbert River]] and its tributaries in northern [[Queensland]], to the [[Cooper Creek]] and [[Lake Eyre]] drainage of central Australia, and through the Barkley Basin, Limmen Bight, [[Roper River]] and [[Macarthur]] regions of the Northern Territory.<ref name="Queensland"/> It lives in waters that are 10°C to 30°C, but it can live with waters up to 40°C.<ref name="fishbase"/> |
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Floods may trigger breeding in the wild fish.<ref name= Fishbase/> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Redfish]] |
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*[[Rose Fish]] |
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NOT FINAL: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/pubs/translocated-fish-overview.pdf |
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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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| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.