Terapon jarbua
| Terapon jarbua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Terapon |
| Species: | T. jarbua |
| Binomial name | |
| Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775) | |
Terapon jarbua, Target Fish, Crescent Bass, Crescent Perch or Tiger Bass[1] is a Grunter from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 36 cm in length although is rarely seen half that size in the aquarium.[2] It gets its name from the concentric circle pattern that can be seen from above, resembling a target. Wild individuals feed on insects, plant matter, small fish, fish scales and crustaceans. This species can be found in brackish water in certain parts of Australia.
References
- ↑ Fish names
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Terapon jarbua" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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