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Gulf grunter

Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878)

Status not recordedbony fish

The gulf grunter (Scortum hillii) is a species in the family Terapontidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the gulf grunter

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gulf grunter live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf grunter endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gulf grunter classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyTerapontidae
  6. genusScortum
  7. SpeciesScortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878)

Synonyms Scortum hilli, Scortum ogilbyi, Therapon hillii

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Green-hide jackEnglish
  • Hill's grunterEnglish
  • Leatherjacket grunterEnglish
  • Leathery grunterEnglish
  • bručoun HillůvCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf grunter

Other species in the same genus Scortum.

Jade perch

Scortum barcoo

TerapontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gulf grunter?

The gulf grunter (Scortum hillii) belongs to the family Terapontidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gulf grunter (Scortum hillii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-grunter

MLA

“Gulf grunter (Scortum hillii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-grunter.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_grunter_2026,
  title = {Gulf grunter (Scortum hillii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-grunter},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}