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Large scale grunter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Leiopotherapon

Higher classification
  
Leiopotherapon

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Terapontidae

Scientific name
  
Leiopotherapon macrolepis

Rank
  
Species

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Leiopotherapon macrolepis, known commonly as the Kimberley spangled perch and large-scale grunter, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. It is one of the most common species in one of the tributaries of the Prince Regent River.

It is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet.

References

Large-scale grunter Wikipedia