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Grunters
Terapontidae
Grunters or tigerperches are fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). Most are found in shallow coastal waters in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, where they live in saltwater, brackish and freshwater habitats, but there are also true freshwater species found far from the coast. They grow up to 80 cm in length and feed on fishes and invertebrates.
17 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 62 known species
Terapon
genusTerapon
Helotes
genusHelotes
Leiopotherapon
genusLeiopotherapon
Pelates
genusPelates
Amniataba
genusAmniataba
Hephaestus
genusHephaestus
Bidyanus
genusBidyanus
Mesopristes
genusMesopristes
Sea Trumpeters
genusPelsartia
Sharpbeak Terapons
genusRhynchopelates
Scortum
genusScortum
Syncomistes
genusSyncomistes
Pingalla
genusPingalla
Lagusia
genusLagusia
Hephaestus × Syncomistes
genushybridHephaestus × Syncomistes
Hannia
genusHannia
Lake Grunters
genusVariichthys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86099.