Largescaled therapon
Terapon theraps
- Usual depth5–65 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, October, and November
- How commonCommon
About this species
Terapon theraps, the largescaled terapon, banded grunter, banded trumpeter, flagtail grunter, flagtail trumpeter, large-scaled grunter-perch, northern grunter and spiky trumpeter, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. This species has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Terapon theraps”, 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: 83 records
- February: 44 records
- March: 41 records
- April: 23 records
- May: 55 records
- June: 44 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 36 records
- September: 33 records
- October: 78 records
- November: 66 records
- December: 39 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–65 m · Deepest record: 399.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Largescaled therapon, Banded Grunter, Banded Trumpeter, Flagtail Grunter, Flagtail Trumpeter, Large-scaled Grunter-perch, Largescaled Terapon, Largescaled terapon, Largescaled therapon, largescaled therapon, Largescale Grunter, Northern Grunter, Spiky Trumpeter
Names in 6 more languages
- Spanish
- Trompetero cola de bandera
- French
- Violon tigre
- Japanese
- Himekotohiki, ヒメコトヒキ
- Korean
- 네줄벤자리
- Thai
- ปลาข้างตะเภาลายตรง, ปลามโหรี
- Simplified Chinese
- 條紋鯻
Other scientific names: Datnia virgata, Eutherapon theraps, Perca argentea, Perca indica, Therapon microlepis, Therapon nigripinnis, Therapon rubricatus, Therapon theraps
Similar species
Jarbua teraponTerapon jarbua
- Small-scaled terapon
Terapon puta
- Fourlined terapon
Pelates quadrilineatus
- 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).
- 1,150 open-data records from 1829 to 2023.
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