Fourlined terapon (Pelates quadrilineatus)

Scientific name: Pelates quadrilineatus Bloch, 1790

Fourlined terapon (Pelates quadrilineatus)

The Fourlined terapon (Pelates quadrilineatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Terapontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11. Generally silver in color, with 4-6 dark horizontal lines; a black blotch behind head and below dorsal origin and another in front of dorsal fin may be present; caudal fin pale or slightly dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pelates quadrilineatus
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to southern Japan, New Guinea and Arafura Sea. Reported from Vanuatu. Migrated to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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