Terapon
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| Terapon | |
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| Terapon jarbua | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Terapon Cuvier, 1815 |
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| Holocentrus servus | |
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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
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
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Terapon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
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