Fourlined terapon

Pelates quadrilineatus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–38 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonOccasional

About this species

Pelates quadrilineatus, also known as the trumpeter perch or fourlined terapon, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. It occurs in the western Indo-Pacific region, and also in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, having arrived there by passing through the Suez Canal.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 19 records
February: 35 records
March: 139 records
April: 76 records
May: 69 records
June: 137 records
July: 40 records
August: 35 records
September: 154 records
October: 712 records
November: 40 records
December: 158 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–38 m · Deepest record: 135 m

0–10 m: 59 records
10–20 m: 23 records
20–30 m: 19 records
30–40 m: 20 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 42 records
20–22 °C: 104 records
22–24 °C: 201 records
24–26 °C: 30 records
26–28 °C: 41 records
28–30 °C: 52 records

Names and classification

English: Fourlined terapon, Four-lined Grunter-perch, fourlined terapon, Four-lined Trumpeter, Fourline Grunter, Fourline Striped Grunter, Four-line Trumpeter, Trumpeter

Names in 6 more languages

Spanish: Baraonga aurora, Trompetero de cuatro líneas
Filipino: Agaak
French: Violon crépuscule
Japanese: Yosujishimaisaki, ヨスジシマイサキ
Thai: ปลาข้างตะเภาลายสี่เส้น
Simplified Chinese: 四帶牙鯻, 四線列牙鯻

Other scientific names: Holocentrus quadrilineatus, Pelates quadrillneatus, Pelatus quadrilineatus, Pleates quadrilineatus, Pristipoma sexlineatum, Therapon quadrilineatus

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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).
4,496 open-data records from 1790 to 2023.

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