Overview
Family : Grunters or tigerperches ; Inhabits coastal waters [1]. Often found in brackish waters[2]. Juveniles with floating weeds , often far offshore[3]. Marketed fresh[4].
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Reguitstreep-Doringvis
Common Names in Agutaynen:
Bugaong
Common Names in Arabic:
Baam, Jimjam, Theeb, Yelli, Zamroor
Common Names in Bikol:
Abo, Bagaong, Bugaong
Common Names in Cebuano:
Babansi, Bogaong, Buga-Ong, Bugaong
Common Names in Chavacano:
Bugaung
Common Names in Davawenyo:
Buga-Ong, Timbongan
Common Names in English:
Banded Grunter, Flagtail Trumpeter, Large Scale-Terapon, Large Scaled Banded Grunter, Large-Scaled Grunter Perch, Largescaled Terapon, Largescaled Therapon, Squeaking Perch, Straight-Lined Thornfish
Common Names in French:
Violon, Violon Tigre
Common Names in Hiligaynon:
Barao, Buga-Ong
Common Names in Ilokano:
Gonggong
Common Names in Japanese:
Hime-Kotohiki
Common Names in Kannada:
Gore
Common Names in Kuyunon:
Bagaong, Bagaw
Common Names in Malay:
Bagat, Gelama, Jambron, Jambrung, Jambrung, Jambron, Kerong-Kerong, Kerong-Kerong Gendang, Kirong-Kirong, San Gaa
Common Names in Malayalam:
Kallakeedam, Keeri, Marakkeri
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
斑吾, 條紋鯻, 花身仔, 雞仔魚, 鯻, 花身仔, 雞仔魚, 鯻, 斑吾, 條紋鯻
Common Names in Maranao/Sama:
Bigaong
Common Names in Maranao/Samal/Tao Su:
Bigaong
Common Names in Marathi:
Dadadada
Common Names in Oriya:
Gahnu
Common Names in Palauan:
Dukl
Common Names in Persian:
Yalli-E-Dorosht-Poolak
Common Names in Portuguese:
Peixe-Zebra Tigre, Phata, Xikilivau, Xinepsane, Xingorombane
Common Names in Somali:
Geedow
Common Names in Spanish:
Baraonga Tigre
Common Names in Swahili:
Kui, Ngagu
Common Names in Tagalog:
Babansi, Bagaong, Bakoko, Bapansi, Baraongan, Buriwriw, Dukuson, Gonggong, Gunggong, Ma-Ga-Ong, Pasing
Common Names in Tamil:
Chavathinnikeeli, Keechan, Keeli, Kovakeechan, Kutta-Keetchan, Mattakkeechan, Palinkeechan, Pootankeeli
Common Names in Telugu:
Baikeeli, Ganam, Kilipothu, Samudrakili
Common Names in Thai:
พินพาท, พินพาท, Phinphat
Common Names in Tokelauan:
Gunduurr-Gunduurr
Common Names in Vietnamese:
C Cang V?y L?n, C Cang V?y To, Cá Cang V?y L?n, Cá Cang V?y To
Common Names in Visayan:
Bigaung Suong, Gonggong, Ma-Ga-Ong, Pasing
Common Names in Waray-waray:
Bagaong
Description
Family Terapontidae
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 . Fed on fishes , insects, algae, and sand-dwelling invertebrates . Also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae.The family Terapontidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 16 genera and 45 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. This family may be found from 38° n to 36° s and 31° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, tera, -atos = strange thing, monster, wonder + Greek, pontios, -a = marine, pertaining to the sea
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 867 meters (0 to 2,844 feet).[5]
Biome: Fresh water , brackish water, saltwater . Reef-associated .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
-
- Family:
Terapontidae
()
- Grunters
- Genus:
Terapon
()
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Specific name:
theraps
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Scientific name: - Terapon theraps (Cuvier, 1829)
- Specific name:
theraps
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Genus:
Terapon
(
- Family:
Terapontidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Eutherapon theraps (Cuvier, 1829)
- Therapon nigripinnis Macleay, 1881
- Therapon rubricatus Richardson, 1842
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 17-Jan-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Terapon
There are approximately 26 species in this genus:
T. bancrofti · T. cancellatus · T. habbemai · T. hasta · T. humeralis · T. jabua · T. jaebua · T. jarbua (Crescent-Banded Tiger-Fish) · T. jargua (Smallfin Worm-Eel) · T. jobua · T. jorbua · T. lambertoni · T. oxyrhynchus · T. percoides · T. plumbeus · T. pula · T. puta (Small-Scaled Banded Grunter) · T. quadrilineatus · T. servus · T. sexlineatus · T. terapes · T. therapis · T. theraps (Large Scaled Banded Grunter) · T. trimaculatus · T. trivittatus · T. unicolour
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Further Reading
- Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene (1988). Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p.
- Assadi, H. and R. Dehghani P. (1997). Atlas of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman fishes. Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organization, Iran.
- Bianchi, G. (1985). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Pakistan. Prepared with the support of PAK/77/033/ and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. FAO, Rome. 200 p.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 337.
- Duong, T.T. (2001). Mot so loai ca thuong gap o bien Viet Nam (Viet Nam's Common Marine Fishes Catalogue). Ministry of Fisheries of Viet Nam - Fisheries Information Center of Viet Nam.
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaao de espcies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espcies comerciais marinhas e de guas salob
- Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola (1984). Trawled fishes of southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Australia, Directorate General of Fishes, Indonesia, and German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Fe
- Heemstra, P.C. (1986). Teraponidae. p. 543-544. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Hureau, J.-C. (1991). La base de donnes GICIM: Gestion informatise des collections ichthyologiques du Musum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Preliminaire des Poissons d'Eaux Douce de France. Conseil Suprieur de la Pche, Ministre de l'Environment, CEMAGREF
- Kailola, P.J. (1987). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
- Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah (2002). Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
- Ni, I-H and K-Y Kwok (1999). Marine fish fauna in Hong Kong waters. Zool. Stud. 38(2):130-152.
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- Randall, J.E. (1995). Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.
- Randall, J.E., H. Ida, K. Kato, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle (1997). Annotated checklist of inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands. Nat. Sci. Mus. Monogr. (11):1-74.
- Rau, N. and A. Rau (1980). Commercial marine fishes of the Central Philippines (bony fish). German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Germany. 623 pp.
- Shao, K.-T., S.-C. Shen, T.-S. Chiu and C.-S. Tzeng (1992). Distribution and database of fishes in Taiwan. p. 173-206. In C.-Y. Peng (ed.) Collections of research studies on 'Survey of Taiwan biological resources and information management'. Institute
- Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
- U Hla Win (1987). Checklist of fishes of Burma. Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Burma.
- Vari, R.P. (1984). Teraponidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 4. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bishop Museum Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
- National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
- Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Fishes
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2502889
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25342
- Fishbase Species ID: 4829
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14120883
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 168035
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 126393
Footnotes
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaao de espcies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espcies comerciais marinhas e de guas salob [back]
- Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran (1991). Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. [back]
- Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. [back]
- Sousa, M.I. and M. Dias (1981). Catlogo de peixes de Moambique - Zona Sul. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Pesqueiro, Maputo. 121 p. [back]
- Mean = 2.590 meters (8.497 feet), Standard Deviation = 222.370 based on 482 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
