Silver grunter
Mesopristes argenteus
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, September, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Silver grunter, Silver Terapon, Silver Trumpeter
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Trompetero barrado
- Japanese
- ニセシマイサキ
Other scientific names: Datnia argentea, Mesopristes macracanthus, Therapon acutirostris, Therapon argenteus, Therapon chalybaeus, Therapon chalybeus, Therapon nasutus
Similar species
- Tapiroid Grunter
Mesopristes cancellatus
- Largescaled therapon
Terapon theraps
Jarbua teraponTerapon jarbua
- Fourlined terapon
Pelates quadrilineatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 83 open-data records from 1929 to 2004.
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