Terapontidae

Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae).[2]. This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes.[3]

"Tiger perch" redirects here. For the species the family Datnioididae, see Datnioides.

Terapontidae
Terapon jarbua the type species of the genus Terapon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Terapontidae
Richardson, 1842[1]
Genera

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Characteristics

The Terapontidae is a large family of small to medium-sized perciform fishes which occur in marine, brackish and fresh waters in the Indo-Pacific region. They are characterised by a single long-based dorsal fin which has a notch marking the boundary between the spiny and soft-rayed portions. They have small to moderate-sized scales, a continuous lateral line reaching the caudal fin, and most species lack teeth on the roof of the mouth.[4] The marine species are found in inshore sea and brackish waters, some species are able to enter extremely saline and fresh waters. In Australia and New Guinea there are a number of species restricted to fresh water.[2]

Classification

The following genera are classified within the family Terpontidae:[5][4]

Timeline
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References
  1. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
  2. R.P. Vari. "Terapontidae" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  4. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2019). "Terapontidae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  5. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Terapontidae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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