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Tigerperch
Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes. Characteristics The Terapontidae is a large family of small to medium-sized perciform fishes which occur in marine, brackish and fresh waters in the Indo-Pacific region. They are characterised by a single long-based dorsal fin which has a notch marking the boundary between the spiny and soft-rayed portions. They have small to moderate-sized scales, a continuous lateral line reaching the caudal fin, and most species lack teeth on the roof of the mouth. The marine species are found in inshore sea and brackish waters, some species are able to enter extremely saline and fresh waters. In Australia and New Guinea there are a number of species restricted to fresh water. Classification The following genera are classified within the family Terpontidae: * ''Amniataba'' Whitley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percoidea
Percoidea is a superfamily of fish of the order Perciformes. The superfamily includes about 3,374 species. Classification The Percoidesa are classified in the 5th Edition of the ''Fishes of the World'' as follows: * Percoidea ** Centropomidae (Snooks) ** Latidae (Lates) ** Gerreidae (Mojarras) ** Centrogenyidae (False scorpionfishes) ** Perciliidae (Southern basses) ** Howellidae (Oceanic basslets) ** Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies) ** Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) ** Polyprionidae (Wreckfishes) ** Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches) ** Mullidae (Goatfishes) ** Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches) ** Pempheridae (Sweepers) ** Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws) ** Kuhliidae (Flagtails) ** Leptobramidae (Beachsalmon) ** Bathyclupeidae (Bathyclupeids) ** Polynemidae (Threadfins) ** Toxotidae (Archerfishes) ** Arripidae (Australasian salmon (kahawai)) ** Dichistiidae (Galjoen fishes) ** Kyphosidae (Sea chubs) ** Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches) ** Percichthyidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perciformes
Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means "perch-like". Perciformes is an Order within the Clade Percomorpha consisting of "perch-like" Percomorphans. This group comprises over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems. The order contains about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. It is also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the ''Schindleria brevipinguis'' to the marlin in the genus ''Makaira''. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous. Among the well-known members of this group are perch and darters (Percidae), sea bass and groupers (Serranidae). Characteristics The dorsal and anal fins are divided into anterior spiny and posterior soft-rayed portions, which may be partially or compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terapon Jarbua
''Terapon jarbua'', the jarbua terapon, crescent grunter, crescent banded grunter, crescent perch, spiky trumpeter, thornfish or tiger perch, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grunter of the family Terapontidae. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific. it is an important commercial species within its range and is sometimes found in the aquarium trade where it is known as "target fish" for the pattern visible from above. Description ''Terapon jarbua'' is a medium-sized grunter with an oblong body which is moderately laterally compressed. The oblique mouth is oblique with the jaws being of equal length and the maxilla reached the level of the front edge of the eye in juveniles and the centre of the eye in adults. It has conical, slightly recurved teeth which are set in bands with those in the outer rows being much enlarged, there are teeth on the roof of the mouth in juveniles but in many adults these are absent. There are 11 or 12 spines in the dorsal fin and 9 to 11 rays, the spiny po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French natural history, naturalist and zoology, zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils. Cuvier's work is considered the foundation of vertebrate paleontology, and he expanded Linnaean taxonomy by grouping classes into phylum, phyla and incorporating both fossils and living species into the classification. Cuvier is also known for establishing extinction as a fact—at the time, extinction was considered by many of Cuvier's contemporaries to be merely controversial speculation. In his ''Essay on the Theory of the Earth'' (1813) Cuvier proposed that now-extinct species had been wiped out by periodic catastrophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scortum
''Scortum'' is a genus of Australian fresh and brackish water fishes in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. Species include:Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Scortum''.FishBase. 2013. *''Scortum barcoo'' (McCulloch & Waite, 1917) (Barcoo grunter) *'' Scortum hillii'' ( Castelnau, 1878) (leathery grunter) *'' Scortum neili'' Allen, Larson & Midgley Midgley () is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east from Burnley and west-north-west of Halifax, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd to the west-south-west ..., 1993 (Neil's grunter) *'' Scortum parviceps'' (Macleay, 1883) (small-headed grunter) References Terapontidae * Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhynchopelates
The sharpbeak terapon (''Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus'') is a species of ray-finned fish, a grunter from the Family (biology), family Terapontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of Asia from southern Japan to the Philippines. Description The sharpbeak terapon is a medium-sized species of grunter which has an oblong, relatively deep, laterally compressed body, the lateral compression is more pronounced in juveniles. It has a small, slightly oblique mouth which does not reach as far back as the eye. The teeth are villiform and are arranged in bands in each jaw, with the outer row of teeth being much larger than the inner rows and there are no teeth on the roof of the mouth. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 9-11 soft rays and the spiny part is arched, the third to sixth spines being the longest. The anal fin has 3 spines and 7-9 soft rays. There are 60-75 pored scales in the lateral line. The body is grey on the back and silvery below with 4 rather blotchy dark brown or black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingalla
''Pingalla'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Terapontidae. These fish are native to northern Australia, but one species is also known from New Guinea. Species include: *''Gilbert's grunter, Pingalla gilberti'' (Whitley, 1955) - Gilbert's grunter *''Pingalla lorentzi'' (Weber, 1910) - Lorentz's grunter *''Midgley's grunter, Pingalla midgleyi'' (Allen & Merrick, 1984) - black-blotch grunter References Pingalla, Terapontidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelsartia
The sea trumpeter (''Pelsartia humeralis'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to the southeastern Indian Ocean off the southwestern coats of Australia. Description The sea trumpeter has a moderately deep, long body which is compressed. It has a relatively small, oblique mouth with the upper jaw just reaching, or falling short of, the front of the eye. It has very small, conical teeth arranged in a single band on each jaw, with the outer teeth larger than the inner teeth. The dorsal fin contains 12-13 spines 11 soft rays with a notch two thirds of the way along it and the soft rayed part is rounded. The anal fin is similar in size and shape to the soft part of the dorsal fin and contains 3 spines and 10 soft rays. The caudal fin is slightly notched. There are 80-90 scales in the lateral line. The colour pattern is light greyish to brown dorsally, silvery to white ventrally with 4–5 broad dark vertical bands on the flank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelates
''Pelates'', is a genus of fish in the family Terapontidae, containing 3 species in it. Species * ''Pelates octolineatus'' ( Jenyns, 1840) (western striped trumpeter) * ''Pelates qinglanensis'' (Sun, 1991) * ''Pelates quadrilineatus'' ( Bloch, 1790) (Fourlined terapon) The Eastern striped grunter The Eastern striped grunter (''Helotes sexlineatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is found in coastal waters and is an omnivore. Description The E ... (''Helotes sexilineatus'') is sometimes placed in the genus ''Pelates''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2461381 Terapontidae Perciformes genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877. Life and work Bleeker was born on 10 July 1819 in Zaandam. He was employed as a medical officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1842 to 1860, (in French). stationed in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). During that time, he did most of his ichthyology work, besides his duties in the army. He acquired many of his specimens from local fishermen, but he also built up an extended network of contacts who would send him specimens from various government outposts throughout the islands. During his time in Indonesia, he collected well over 12,000 specimens, many of which currently reside at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Bleeker corresponded with Auguste Duméril of Paris. His wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopristes
''Mesopristes'' is a genus of 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 include:Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Mesopristes''.FishBase. 2013. *''Mesopristes argenteus'' (De Vis, 1884) - silver grunter *''Mesopristes cancellatus'' (Georges Cuvier, Cuvier, 1829) - tapiroid grunter *''Mesopristes elongatus'' (Guichenot, 1866) - plain terapon *''Mesopristes iravi'' (Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002) *''Mesopristes kneri'' (Bleeker, 1876) - orange-spotted therapon References Mesopristes, Terapontidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Weed Fowler
Henry Weed Fowler (March 23, 1878 – June 21, 1965) was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan. He joined the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and worked as an assistant from 1903 to 1922, associate curator of vertebrates from 1922 to 1934, curator of fish and reptiles from 1934 to 1940 and curator of fish from 1940 to 1965. He published material on numerous topics including crustaceans, birds, reptiles and amphibians, but his most important work was on fish. In 1927 he co-founded the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and acted as treasurer until the end of 1927. In 1934 he went to Cuba, alongside Charles Cadwalader (president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia), at the invitation of Ernest Hemingway to study billfishes, he stayed with Hemingway for six weeks and the three men developed a friendship which continued after this trip and Hemingway sent speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
