| Mesopristes | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Mesopristes argenteus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Perciformes | 
| Family: | Terapontidae | 
| Genus: | Mesopristes Bleeker, 1873 | 
| Type species | |
| Mesopristes macracanthus, a synonym of Datnia argentea Bleeker 1873[1] | |
| Species | |
| 5, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Mesopristes is a genus of fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine waters near the coast in the Indo-Pacific region.
Species
Species include:[2]
- Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier, 1829) - silver grunter
- Mesopristes cancellatus (Cuvier, 1829) - tapiroid grunter
- Mesopristes elongatus (Guichenot, 1866) - plain terapon
- Mesopristes iravi (Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002)
- Mesopristes kneri (Bleeker, 1876) - orange-spotted therapon
References
- 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Terapontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Mesopristes. FishBase. 2013.
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