WoRMS taxon details
Terapontidae Richardson, 1842
- Genus Amniataba Whitley, 1943
- Genus Helotes Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Lagusia Vari, 1978
- Genus Leiopotherapon Fowler, 1931
- Genus Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873
- Genus Pelates Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Pelsartia Whitley, 1943
- Genus Rhynchopelates Fowler, 1931
- Genus Scortum Whitley, 1943
- Genus Terapon Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Authistes accepted as Autisthes De Vis, 1884 accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Autisthes De Vis, 1884 accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 (synonym)
- Genus Datnia Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873
- Genus Eutherapon Fowler, 1904 accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Madigania Whitley, 1945 accepted as Leiopotherapon Fowler, 1931
- Genus Pelatus accepted as Pelates Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Genus Pterapon Gray, 1835 accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Rhyncopelates accepted as Rhynchopelates Fowler, 1931 (misspelling)
- Genus Theraton accepted as Therapon Cloquet, 1819 accepted as Terapon Cuvier, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Coastal marine, brackish and freshwater in the Indo-West Pacific. Several species restricted to freshwater. Body oblong and...
Description Coastal marine, brackish and freshwater in the Indo-West Pacific. Several species restricted to freshwater. Body oblong and slightly compressed. Operculum bearing 2 spines (lower spine longer). Dorsal fin notched, the spinous part depressible into a basal scaly sheath; spines 11-13; soft rays 9-11. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-10. Pelvic fins insertion behind base of pectorals; one spine, 5 soft rays. Caudal fin rounded, truncate or emarginate with 15 branched rays. Lateral line uninterrupted, reaching on caudal fin. Jaws with villiform or incisiform teeth; vomer and palatines toothless in most species. Branchiostegal rays 6; gills 4, a slit behind the last. Vertebrae 25-27. About 80 cm maximum length. Also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Terapontidae Richardson, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125568 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Coastal marine, brackish and freshwater in the Indo-West Pacific. Several species restricted to freshwater. Body oblong and slightly compressed. Operculum bearing 2 spines (lower spine longer). Dorsal fin notched, the spinous part depressible into a basal scaly sheath; spines 11-13; soft rays 9-11. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-10. Pelvic fins insertion behind base of pectorals; one spine, 5 soft rays. Caudal fin rounded, truncate or emarginate with 15 branched rays. Lateral line uninterrupted, reaching on caudal fin. Jaws with villiform or incisiform teeth; vomer and palatines toothless in most species. Branchiostegal rays 6; gills 4, a slit behind the last. Vertebrae 25-27. About 80 cm maximum length. Also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae. [details]
