| Family: |
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches) |
| Max. size: |
22.31 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Four dark longitudinal body stripes; an interruption of the postorbital stripe on heads at the posterior preopercular margin. Scales rows above lateral line to middorsal spines 8; on cheek 7-8. Interspace between nostrils wider than 1.5 the diameter of the posterior nostril. Upper jaw slightly longer than lower jaw; gape almost horizontal; lips fleshy; snout elongate (Ref. 44255). |
| Biology: |
Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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