Hannia
| Hannia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Hannia Vari, 1978 |
| Species: | H. greenwayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hannia greenwayi Vari, 1978 | |
Hannia is a monotypic genus of fish in the family Terapontidae containing the single species Hannia greenwayi. Common names include Greenway's grunter. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known only from the Hann River.[1]
Biology
The fish is omnivorous. The male guards and tends the eggs. The fish develops a pattern of dark bars across its body as a stress response.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Hannia greenwayi. FishBase. 2013.
References
- Wager, R. 1996. Hannia greenwayi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 26 June 2013.
- Hannia greenwayi. Atlas of Living Australia.
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