Mesopristes

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Mesopristes
Mesopristes argenteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Mesopristes
Bleeker, 1873
Type species
Mesopristes macracanthus, a synonym of Datnia argentea
Bleeker 1873[1]
Species

5, see text

Synonyms[1]

Mesopristes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine waters near the coast in the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

Species include:[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Terapontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Mesopristes. FishBase. 2013.