Also known as:
Bobby
Bobby cod
Bobby perch
Jewel perch
Nicky
Spangled grunter
Common Group Name:
Grunters
Family Name:
Terapontidae
Genus Name:
Leiopotherapon
Species Name:
Leiopotherapon unicolor
Dispatch Method:
Spangled perch can be very tolerant of air exposure. To maximise their eating qualities they should be killed humanely by iki jime, or a firm knock to the head. Smaller specimens can also be killed humanely in an ice slurry.
Fish Description:
- Body grayish, darker above; each scale with darker edge. Cheek and operculum with randomly distributed small spots.
Fish Distribution:
- Spangled perch are widely distributed, occurring in major rivers, isolated drainages, and ponds throughout the northern two-thirds of Australia.
- They can be found surviving in a variety of water conditions, from running to still and clear to nearly opaque with a wide salinity and temperature tolerance.
- Spangled perch are hardy. They have been reported to survive in moist mud when water courses dry up and can tolerate high water temperatures (39°C).
Fish Size Common Length:
15-20 cm, maximum size around 32 cm.
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For assistance with identifying fishes, see fishesofaustralia.net.au. For information on size and bag limits, check out the website of your State Fisheries Department.
We thank fishesofaustralia.net.au and Australia's various Fisheries Departments for some of the thumbnail images used to assist with fish identification on this website and its applications, as licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Thanks also to Michigan State University and Georgia Aquarium for generous donation of xrays of some US fish species.
