Leiopotherapon macrolepis Vari, 1978
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Kimberley spangled perch (Leiotherapon macrolepsis), also known as the large-scale grunter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is one of the most common species in one of the tributaries of the Prince Regent River.
It is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet.
Wikipedia contributors, Kimberley spangled perch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:00:35.634884+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leiopotherapon macrolepis Vari, 1978
- Name authority
- Vari, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Terapontidae
- Genus
- Leiopotherapon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyTerapontidae Richardson, 1842
- genusLeiopotherapon Fowler, 1931
- speciesLeiopotherapon macrolepis Vari, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leiopotherapon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leiopotherapon aheneus (Mees, 1963) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leiopotherapon plumbeus (Kner, 1864) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leiopotherapon unicolor (Günther, 1859) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Vari, R. P. (1978). The terapon perches (Percoidei, Teraponidae). A cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 159 (5): 175–340. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SZHN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.