WoRMS taxon details
Terapontidae
AphiaID: 125568
AphiaID: 125568
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Perciformes | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Amniataba Genus Bidyanus Genus Hannia Genus Helotes Genus Hephaestus Genus Lagusia Genus Leiopotherapon Genus Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873 Genus Pelates Cuvier, 1829 Genus Pelsartia Genus Pingalla Genus Rhynchopelates Genus Scortum Genus Syncomistes Genus Terapon Cuvier, 1816 Genus Variichthys Genus Authistes accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 Genus Autisthes De Vis, 1884 accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 Genus Datnia accepted as Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873 Genus Eutherapon accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 Genus Madigania accepted as Leiopotherapon Genus Mesopristis accepted as Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873 Genus Pelatus accepted as Pelates Cuvier, 1829 Genus Pleates accepted as Pelates Cuvier, 1829 Genus Pterapon accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 Genus Rhyncopelates accepted as Rhynchopelates Genus Therapon accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: 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. Also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125568 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Terapontidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125568 on 2013-05-20 | ||||||||||||||
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