Family Terapontidae - Grunters or tigerperches
  Order
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  Class
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Actinopterygii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 16 | Species : 52 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Coastal marine, brackish and freshwater in the Indo-West Pacific. Several species restricted to freshwater. Body oblong and slightly compressed. Operculum bearing 2 spines (lower spine longer). Dorsal fin notched, the spinous part depressible into a basal scaly sheath; spines 11-13; soft rays 9-11. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-10. Pelvic fins insertion behind base of pectorals; one spine, 5 soft rays. Caudal fin rounded, truncate or emarginate with 15 branched rays. Lateral line uninterrupted, reaching on caudal fin. Jaws with villiform or incisiform teeth; vomer and palatines toothless in most species. Branchiostegal rays 6; gills 4, a slit behind the last. Vertebrae 25-27. About 80 cm maximum length. Feed on fishes, insects, algae, and sand-dwelling invertebrates. Also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae.
  Etymology
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Greek, tera, -atos = strange thing, monster, wonder + Greek, pontios, -a = marine, pertaining to the sea ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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guarders
  Typical activity level
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normal
  Main Ref
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Euacanthomorphacea | Percomorphaceae | Percomorpharia | Terapontiformes | Terapontidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Terapontidae as currently in FishBase

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In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status;   2: Different status;   3: Other combination;   4: Synonym in CofF;   5: Species/Subspecies issue;   6: Synonym of another species in CofF;   7: Not in CofF;   8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).

The list ordered as follows:

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
acceptedseniornew
Terapon timorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
synonymjuniororiginal
Sciaena jarbua Forsskål, 1775
synonymseniororiginal2
Holocentrus jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
! Therapon jarboa (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
! Therapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
Holocentrus servus Bloch, 1790
synonymjuniororiginal2
Grammistes servus (Bloch, 1790)
synonymjuniornew
Terapon servus (Bloch, 1790)
synonymjuniornew
Therapon servus (Bloch, 1790)
synonymjuniornew
Coius trivittatus Hamilton, 1822
ambiguousquestionableoriginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon farna Bleeker, 1879
ambiguousotheroriginal2
Stereolepis inoko Schmidt, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal2
Terapon puta Cuvier, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
! Therapon puta Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal1
Authistes puta (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Autisthes puta (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Coius trivittatus Hamilton, 1822
ambiguousquestionableoriginal6
Autisthes argenteus De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Authistes argenteus De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
! Therapon theraps Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal1
Eutherapon theraps (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Perca argentea Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon rubricatus Richardson, 1842
synonymjuniororiginal2
Perca indica Gronow, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon nigripinnis Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal2
Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
acceptedseniornew
Helotes sexlineatus (Bloch, 1790)
ambiguousothernew
Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymseniororiginal2
Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
synonymseniornew
synonymotheroriginal2
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
synonymseniornew
! Pelates quadrillneatus (Bloch, 1790)
synonymseniornew
! Pelatus quadrilineatus (Bloch, 1790)
synonymseniornew
! Pleates quadrilineatus (Bloch, 1790)
synonymseniornew
Pristipoma sexlineatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
synonymjuniororiginal2
Pelates octolineatus (Jenyns, 1840)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymjuniororiginal2
Helotes profundior De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal2
Helotes scotus Haacke, 1885
synonymjuniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Datnia argentea Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal2
Therapon argenteus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon nasutus Macleay, 1883
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon chalybeus Macleay, 1883
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
Datnia cancellata Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal2
Terapon cancellatus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Therapon cancellata (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Therapon cancellatus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Mesopristes elongatus (Guichenot, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Datnia elongata Guichenot, 1866
synonymseniororiginal2
Terapon elongatus (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Therapon elongatus (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymseniornew
! Mesopristis elongatus (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Datnia obtusirostris Guichenot, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon obtusirostris (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
Therapon lambertoni Fowler, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal2
Terapon lambertoni (Fowler, 1923)
synonymjuniornew
Therapon argenteus (non Cuvier, 1829)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mesopristes kneri (Bleeker, 1876)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon kneri Bleeker, 1876
synonymseniororiginal2
Mesopristes iravi Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal2
Mesopristes sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Mesopristes argenteus (non Cuvier, 1829)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal2
Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon fuliginosus Macleay, 1883
synonymseniororiginal2
Therapon bancrofti Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal2
Terapon alligatoris Rendahl, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal2
Hephaestus tulliensis (non De Vis, 1884)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Hephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon trimaculatus Macleay, 1883
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus habbemai (Weber, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon habbemai Weber, 1910
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus roemeri (Weber, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon roemeri Weber, 1910
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon carbo Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916
synonymseniororiginal2
Leiopotherapon suavis Whitley, 1948
synonymjuniororiginal2
Archeria jamesonoides Nichols, 1949
synonymjuniororiginal2
Hephaestus adamsoni (Trewavas, 1940)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon adamsoni Trewavas, 1940
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley, 1945)
acceptedseniornew
Mesopristes jenkinsi Whitley, 1945
synonymseniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Hephaestus obtusifrons (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon obtusifrons Mees & Kailola, 1977
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus raymondi (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon raymondi Mees & Kailola, 1977
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus transmontanus (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon transmontanus Mees & Kailola, 1977
synonymseniororiginal2
Hephaestus epirrhinos Vari & Hutchins, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
Hephaestus komaensis Allen & Jebb, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
Datnia plumbea Kner, 1864
synonymseniororiginal2
Terapon plumbeus (Kner, 1864)
synonymseniornew
! Datnia plumbeus (Kner, 1864)
synonymseniornew
! Therapon plumbeus (Kner, 1864)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Therapon brevispinis Peters, 1868
synonymjuniororiginal
Leiopotherapon unicolor (Günther, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon unicolor Günther, 1859
synonymseniororiginal2
Madigania unicolor (Günther, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Datnia brevispinis Steindachner, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Datnia brevipinnis Steindachner, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
Therapon truttaceus Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon longulus Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Terapon idoneus Ogilby, 1906
synonymjuniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
Therapon aheneus Mees, 1963
synonymseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon oxyrhynchus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
synonymseniororiginal2
Pelates oxyrhynchus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
synonymseniornew
! Rhyncopelates oxyrhynchus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
synonymseniornew
! Terapon oxyrhynchus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
synonymseniororiginal
Amniataba caudavittata (Richardson, 1845)
acceptedseniornew
Datnia caudavittata Richardson, 1845
synonymseniororiginal2
Therapon bostockii Castelnau, 1873
synonymjuniororiginal2
Amniataba percoides (Günther, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon percoides Günther, 1864
synonymseniororiginal2
Datnia fasciata Steindachner, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal2
Therapon terraereginae Castelnau, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Therapon terrareginae Castelnau, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Therapon spinosior De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniornew
Amniataba affinis (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon affinis Mees & Kailola, 1977
synonymseniororiginal2
Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon ellipticus Günther, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Acerina bidyana Mitchell, 1838
synonymseniororiginal2
Therapon bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838)
synonymseniornew
! Theraton bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Therapon niger Castelnau, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Therapon richardsoni Castelnau, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal2
Terapon richardsoni Castelnau, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
! Therapon richardsonii Castelnau, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
Therapon macleayana Ramsay, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal2
Bidyanus welchi (McCulloch & Waite, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon welchi McCulloch & Waite, 1917
synonymseniororiginal2
Datnia elliptica Richardson, 1848
synonymjuniororiginal1
Pelsartia humeralis (Ogilby, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon humeralis Ogilby, 1899
synonymseniororiginal2
Scortum parviceps (Macleay, 1883)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon parviceps Macleay, 1883
synonymseniororiginal2
Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon hillii Castelnau, 1878
synonymseniororiginal2
! Scortum hilli (Castelnau, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Scortum ogilbyi Whitley, 1951
synonymjuniororiginal2
Scortum barcoo (McCulloch & Waite, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon barcoo McCulloch & Waite, 1917
synonymseniororiginal2
Scortum neili Allen, Larson & Midgley, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal2
Pingalla gilberti Whitley, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal2
Pingalla lorentzi (Weber, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Helotes lorentzi Weber, 1910
synonymseniororiginal2
Pingalla midgleyi Allen & Merrick, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal2
Hannia greenwayi Vari, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal2
Lagusia micracanthus (Bleeker, 1860)
acceptedseniornew
Datnia micracanthus Bleeker, 1860
synonymseniororiginal2
Therapon micracanthus (Bleeker, 1860)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
Syncomistes rastellus Vari & Hutchins, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Varia jamoerensis (Mees, 1971)
synonymseniornew
Variichthys lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Therapon lacustris Mees & Kailola, 1977
synonymseniororiginal2
Varia lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
synonymseniornew
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