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Gilbert's grunter

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Gilbert's grunter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Pingalla
Species:
P. gilberti
Binomial name
Pingalla gilberti
Whitley, 1955

Gilbert's grunter (Pingalla gilberti) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known from the Norman, Gilbert, and Flinders Rivers.[2]

This grunter was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1955, the specific name honours the English naturalist and explorer John Gilbert (1812-1845) after whom the type locality of this species, the Gilbert River, is also named.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, S.; Ebner, B. (2019). "Pingalla gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17287A123378653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17287A123378653.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pingalla gilberti". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Martin F. Gomon. "Pingalla gilberti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 9 May 2020.