Terapon

Terapon, also known as the grunters or trumpeters is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters.^[2]

Terapon
Terapon jarbua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Terapontidae
Genus:	Terapon Cuvier, 1815
Type species
Holocentrus servus Bloch, 1790[1]
Species
see text
Synonyms
Therapon Cloquet, 1819

An unjustified emendation that has appeared in the literature is Therapon. It was introduced in 1819 since "Terapon" was perceived as an incorrect rendering of the Greek word therapon.^[3] In fact, the intended etymology was Greek: teras = "strange thing, monster, wonder" (cf. teratosaurus) + Greek: pontios = "marine", pertaining to the sea.^[2]

Species

There are three species in the genus Terapon:^[2]

• Terapon jarbua Fabricius, 1775 (Jarbua terapon)
• Terapon puta Cuvier, 1829 (Small-scaled terapon)
• Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829 (Largescaled terapon)