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Amniataba affinis in Papua New Guinea
Tiger grunter

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Amniataba affinis   (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
Family:	Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Tiger grunter
Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2847)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 5°S - 10°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Oceania: thus far known only from the Fly, Morehead and Bensbach river systems in Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9
Biology:	Inhabits swampy lagoons and backwaters as well as the main channel of turbid rivers
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 2847)
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Papua New Guinea country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Hitchcock, G., 2002
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Thus far known only from the Fly, Morehead and Bensbach river systems. Widespread in the Fly system, occurring in the lowland, swampy parts of the river as far upstream as the Ok Mart River near Rumginae (about 870 km upstream from the sea). Also Ref. 6192, 13533.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pp.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1991
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	Checked:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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