Author: (Macleay, 1882)
FBname: Papuan black snapper
Comments: Adults inhabit large freshwater streams.  Not reliably reported from marine habitats but may occur in estuaries.  Larval stages are probably marine.  Juveniles of adolescent fish may occur in mangroves and could be mistaken for the mangrove jack <i>L. argentimaculatus</i> that has a similarly banded pattern in such habitats (Ref. 48635).  It is a popular sport fish forming the basis of a safari-angling industry.