The dam has been stocked with sleepy cod, sooty grunter and barramundi. Eungella has made a name for producing extra oversized sooty grunter and more recently barramundi. The long-nose sooty grunter (Hephaestus epirrhinos) is a species of fish in the family Terapontidae. The Fortescue grunter has some commercial value as an aquarium pet. The Forescue grunter is classified as Endangered by the IUCN. The Drysdale grunter ("Syncomistes rastellus") is a species of fish in the family Terapontidae. "Terapon jarbua" is a medium-sized grunter with an oblong body which is moderately laterally compressed.