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Sooty Grunter

Sooty Grunter

  • Posted on: September 16, 2020 October 18, 2020
  • Author: Julian Tapping
  • Categories: Know Your Fish
  • Tags: know your fish, sooty grunter

Sooty Grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus) or black bream

Sooty Grunter

Although they prefer rapidly flowing waters with a rocky bottom and sparse aquatic plant cover, it can be found in a variety of habitats including still waters which can be in turn either clear or turbid.[...] Read More » “Sooty Grunter”

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