Terapontidae

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

Terapontidae
Terapon jarbua the type species of the genus Terapon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Suborder:	Terapontoidei
Family:	Terapontidae Richardson, 1842[1]
Type species
Holocentrus servus Bloch, 1790[2]
Genera
see text

Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae).^[3] This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[3]

Classification

The following genera are classified within the family Terpontidae:^[6][5]

• 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

1. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Terapon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
3. R.P. Vari. "Terapontidae" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. 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.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Terapontidae". FishBase. December 2019 version.
6. 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.