Leathery grunter

The leathery grunter (Scortum hillii) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Queensland (Australia). The eggs are fanned and guarded by the male parent.^[2]

Leathery grunter
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Terapontidae
Genus:	Scortum
Species:	S. hillii
Binomial name
Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878)
Synonyms[2]
Therapon hillii Castelnau, 1878 Scortum ogilbyi Whitley, 1951