Terapon Explained

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

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.^[1] In fact, the intended etymology was Greek, Modern (1453-);: teras|script=Latn = "strange thing, monster, wonder" (cf. teratosaurus) + Greek, Modern (1453-);: pontios|script=Latn|link=no = "marine", pertaining to the sea.

Species

There are three species in the genus Terapon:

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

Notes and References

1. Eschmeyer, W. N. Catalog of the Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. 1990.