Wunambal Grunter, Syncomistes wunambal Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
A Wunambal Grunter, Syncomistes wunambal, from the Mitchell River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Source: James Shelley & Matt Le Feuvre / University of Melbourne. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A golden grunter with an olive green sheen, with an almost white midventral line, and sometimes with 5–6 dark, slightly wavy, narrow horizontal stripes along the sides, a silver or gold stripe running below the eye to the snout, a dark spot on upper edge of gill cover, and a dark blotch on the base of the anal fin.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Syncomistes wunambal in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5404
Wunambal Grunter, Syncomistes wunambal Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
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Distribution |
Occurs throughout the Mitchell River catchment in the northern Kimberley region, Western Australia. |
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Colour |
Overall gold with an olive green sheen, darker dorsally, almost white along the midventral line; sometimes with 5–6 dark, slightly wavy, narrow horizontal stripes; horizontal silver or gold stripe running below eye to snout; dark spot present on upper edge of gill cover. Body scales with dark posterior band of pigmentation. Anal fin with a basal blotch extending posteriorly on anterior rays. Caudal fin membranes dusky or gold with clear edges. Dorsal fin membranes gold or black with clear edges. Soft dorsal may exhibit dark stripe running the length of the fin, close to the base. All other fins clear. |
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Species Citation |
Symcomistes wunambal Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017, Zootaxa 4367(1): . Type locality: |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
Wunambal Grunter, Syncomistes wunambal Shelley, Delaval & Le Feuvre 2017
References
Shelley, J.J. 2016. Evolution and biogeography of Australian tropical freshwater fishes. PhD Thesis. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 273 pp.
Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A. & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4367.1.1
Shelley, J.J., Gomon, M.F. & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2018. Family Terapontidae. pp. 118-158 in Shelley, J.J., Morgan, D.L., Hammer, M.P., Le Feuvre, M.C., Moore, G.I., Gomon, M.F., Allen, M.G. & Saunders, T. (eds) A field guide to the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley. Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 262 pp.
