| Terapontidae | |
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| Terapon jarbua the type species of the genus Terapon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Suborder: | Terapontoidei |
| Family: | Terapontidae Richardson, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Holocentrus servus Bloch, 1790 | |
| Genera | |
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Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes.
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. 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.
Classification
The following genera are classified within the family Terpontidae:
- Amniataba Whitley, 1943
- Bidyanus Whitley, 1943
- Hannia Vari, 1978
- Helotes Cuvier, 1829
- Hephaestus De Vis, 1884
- Lagusia Vari 1978
- Leiopotherapon Fowler, 1931
- Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873
- Pelates Cuvier, 1829
- Pelsartia Whitley, 1943
- Pingalla Whitley, 1955
- Rhynchopelates Fowler, 1931
- Scortum Whitley, 1943
- Syncomistes Vari, 1978
- Terapon Cuvier, 1816
- Variichthys Allen, 1993
Timeline
References
- Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Terapon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ R.P. Vari. "Terapontidae" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Terapontidae". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Terapontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 May 2020.