Banded grunter

This is why any banded grunter caught in SE Qld should be destroyed. Banded grunter have a firm whit flesh that is quite tasty, but these fish are often too small to go to the bother of preparing them for a meal. More

Banded grunter are widespread in northern Australia where they are an important part of the native fish fauna. However, they have little value as either a sport or table fish and are considered a pest outside their natural range. More

The Banded Grunter has five to eight black bars on the side of the body. The caudal fin has a dusky lower margin and spots centrally. Size range The species grows to about 12 cm in length. More

The Banded Grunter occurs in most major river systems of northern Australia from the Ashburton River in central Western Australia to the Burnett River in Queensland. It is also recorded from the Georgina and Finke Rivers in central Australia. More

many was because of the banded grunter, which is causing more problems than ever. Banded grunter were introduced to the dam by accident several years ago and because they can breed in the dam, they are causing bait fisherman real headaches. More

The banded grunter is a small, predatory, perch-like fish with a distinctive pattern of five vertical black stripes on a silver-to-bronze background. They can grow to 25 centimetres in length but are more commonly around 8 to 12 cm. More

aquaculture potential of the banded grunter was completed recently with the harvest of 1.43 tonnes of commercial product. More

The banded grunter is probably the forth most widespread fish in Australia. In Central Australia it is found only in a couple of widely separated rivers , the Finke and Georgina rivers, Barkley Drainage, and a single record exists for the Neales River. More

Banded Grunter have been illegally introduced & are a constant annoyance to bait anglers. Banded Grunter should be destroyed if caught here. More

banded grunter, freshwater herring and a variety of other food sources that are washed over. Fishing here can be hazardous during heavy flows. Fishing off any of the weir spillways is prohibited and is policed by NQ Water rangers. More

The Banded Grunter has five to eight black bars on the side of the body. Silver Grunter fact sheet. More

Banded grunter are widespread in northern Australia where they are an important part of the native fish fauna. More

Common names

Banded grunt in English
Banded grunter in English
Goret à six bandes in French (français)
grey grunter in English
Grys knorder in Afrikaans
Huuqle in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Karkara in Marathi (मराठी)
Kerot-kerot in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Kullu-korake in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Lined grunt in English
Nagrur in Arabic (‫العربية)
Paikeele in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Roncador de seis bandas in Portuguese (Português)
Ronco de seis bandas in Spanish (español)
Sangsar-e-shesh-khat in Persian (‫فارسی)
करकरा in Marathi (मराठी)
கடீசானீ   in Tamil (தமிழ்)
களீயன்தலை  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
குருகுருப்புன்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
குருமுட்டீ  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
குல்லு கொரக்கா in Tamil (தமிழ்)
குள்ளு கொரக்கி in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கொம்கீ  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
செரீ  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
புள்ளீகுறீமீன்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
முல்லன்கரா   in Tamil (தமிழ்)
కరుప్పి  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
గోరక్క in Telugu (తెలుగు)
పైకీలి  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
ತೊಂದಕಪ್ಪೆ   in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
ತೊಂದೊ  in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
കുറുകുറുപ്പന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
赤笔石鲈 in Mandarin Chinese
赤筆石鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
鴨石鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
鸭石鲈 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Haemulidae
Genus : Pomadasys
Species : Pomadasys punctulatus
Authority : Bloch and Schneider, 1801