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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leiopotherapon is a genus of fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. Three species are endemic to Australia, while L. plumbeus is from the Philippines. They are mainly found in fresh water, although H. unicolor also occurs in desert lakes with higher salinity.
| Leiopotherapon | |
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| Leiopotherapon plumbeus being sold in a Philippine market | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Leiopotherapon Fowler, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Datnia plumbea Kner, 1864 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Species include:[1]
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