Leiopotherapon | |
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Leiopotherapon plumbeus being sold in a Philippine market. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Terapontidae |
Genus: |
Leiopotherapon Fowler, 1931 |
Species | |
4, see text |
4, see text
Leiopotherapon is a genus of fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. Three species are endemic to Australia, while L. plumbeus is from the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater, although H. unicolor also occurs in desert lakes with higher salinity.
Species include: