Estuary perch

Estuary perch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Genus: Percalates
Species:
P. colonorum
Binomial name
Percalates colonorum
(Günther, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Lates colonorum Günther, 1863
  • Macquaria colonorum (Günther, 1863)
  • Lates antarcticus Castelnau, 1872
  • Lates victoriae Castelnau, 1872
  • Dules novemaculeatus alta Klunzinger, 1872
  • Lates curtus Castelnau, 1875
  • Lates ramsayi W. J. Macleay, 1881

The estuary perch (Percalates colonorum) is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it prefers brackish waters such as the tidal reaches of coastal lakes, rivers, and streams.

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