| Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches) |
| 22.31 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
pelagic |
| Asia: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. |
|
Four dark longitudinal body stripes; an interruption of the postorbital stripe on heads at the posterior preopercular margin. Scales rows above lateral line to middorsal spines 8; on cheek 7-8. Interspace between nostrils wider than 1.5 the diameter of the posterior nostril. Upper jaw slightly longer than lower jaw; gape almost horizontal; lips fleshy; snout elongate (Ref. 44255). |
| Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
Reported as juveniles of M. argenteus in Leyte by Vari 1978 (Ref. 44255). |
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