Amniataba caudavittata
- Usual depth0–3 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The yellowtail trumpeter is a common species of coastal marine fish of the grunter family, Terapontidae. The yellowtail trumpeter is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, ranging from Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia along the north coast to Bowen, Queensland, and along the southern coast of Papua New Guinea.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Yellowtail trumpeter”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 10 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 28 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 38 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 22 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Amniataba caudavittatus, Datnia caudavittata, Therapon bostockii
Similar species
- Largescaled therapon
Terapon theraps
Jarbua teraponTerapon jarbua
- Fourlined terapon
Pelates quadrilineatus
- Small-scaled terapon
Terapon puta
- Silver grunter
Mesopristes argenteus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 331 open-data records from 1911 to 2022.
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