Terapontidae

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
	see text

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]

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]

Amniataba 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

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References

Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
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, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2019). "Terapontidae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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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[VDLEF-1] Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.

[FAO-2] R.P. Vari. "Terapontidae" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[Nelson5-3] 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.

[Fishbase-4] Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2019). "Terapontidae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

[CofFF-5] Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Terapontidae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 May 2020.