small-scaled terapon

Terapon puta

Spotted Terapontid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Terapon puta, the spiny-checked grunter, three-lined grunter, small-scaled banded grunter, small-scaled terapon, squeaking perch or two-lined grunter, is a species of fish from the Indo-Pacific region, it is a member of the grunter family, Terapontidae. It has also spread into the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal, a process known as Lessepsian migration.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Terapon
Maximum length: 30 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northern Indian Ocean and the Indo-Australian Archipelago. A lessepsian migrant, now prevalent in the Mediterranean (Ref. 43448 ).

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