Helotes sexlineatus
- Usual depth15–56 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The Eastern striped grunter 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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eastern striped grunter”, 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: 15 records
- February: 40 records
- March: 104 records
- April: 85 records
- May: 87 records
- June: 38 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 49 records
- September: 36 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 32 records
- December: 45 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–56 m · Deepest record: 87 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Pelates quinquelineatus, Pelates sexlineatus, Terapon sexlineatus
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).
- 857 open-data records from 1825 to 2014.
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