Terapon
Appearance
Terapon | |
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Terapon jarbua | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Terapontidae |
Genus: | Terapon Cuvier, 1815 |
Type species | |
Holocentrus servus | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Terapon, also known as the grunters or trumpeters is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters.[2]
An unjustified emendation that has appeared in the literature is Therapon. It was introduced in 1819 since "Terapon" was perceived as an incorrect rendering of the Greek word therapon.[3] In fact, the intended etymology was Greek: teras = "strange thing, monster, wonder" (cf. teratosaurus) Greek: pontios = "marine", pertaining to the sea.[2]
Species
[edit]There are three species in the genus Terapon:[2]
- Terapon jarbua Fabricius, 1775 (Jarbua terapon)
- Terapon puta Cuvier, 1829 (Small-scaled terapon)
- Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829 (Largescaled terapon)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Terapon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Terapontidae". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. Catalog of the Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. 1990.