Yellowtail Trumpeter
Amniataba caudavittata
Also known as: English Wyandotte, Flagtail Grunter, Flagtail Perch, Flag-tailed Grunter, Flag-tailed Perch, Yellow Bartail Trumpeter, Yellowtail Grunter, Yellow-tailed Perch, Yellow-tailed Trumpeter
- English Wyandotte
- Flagtail Grunter
- Flagtail Perch
- Flag-tailed Grunter
- Flag-tailed Perch
- Yellow Bartail Trumpeter
- Yellowtail Grunter
- Yellow-tailed Perch
- Yellow-tailed Trumpeter
Overview
Found in schools, over shallow sandy bottoms and seagrass beds, in brackish waters of estuaries, mangroves and coastal shorelines.
Western Central Pacific - Australia, New Guinea
Grunters have this name because of the loud grunting noise that is produced by the swimbladder.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black blotchesbrown spots
- Fins & Tail
- flag tail
- Behaviour
- schooling
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Central Pacific
- Exact location · 2
- Country only · 8
Found in schools, over shallow sandy bottoms and seagrass beds, in brackish waters of estuaries, mangroves and coastal shorelines.
Adult photos 10
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