largescaled therapon
Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Terapon theraps, the largescaled terapon, banded grunter, banded trumpeter, flagtail grunter, flagtail trumpeter, large-scaled grunter-perch, northern grunter and spiky trumpeter, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. This species has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Terapon theraps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:46:59.057000+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829
- Name authority
- Cuvier, 1829
- Common name
- largescaled therapon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Terapontidae
- Genus
- Terapon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyTerapontidae Richardson, 1842
- genusTerapon Cuvier, 1816
- speciesTerapon theraps Cuvier, 1829
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Terapon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Jarbua teraponTerapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| small-scaled teraponTerapon puta Cuvier, 1829 | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Therapon nigripinnis MacLeay, 1881 MacLeay, 1881 | synonym |
| Therapon theraps Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Eutherapon theraps (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Perca argentea Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | ambiguous synonym |
| Datnia virgata Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831 Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831 | synonym |
| Therapon microlepis Rüppell, 1842 Rüppell, 1842 | synonym |
| Therapon rubricatus Richardson, 1842 Richardson, 1842 | synonym |
| Perca indica Gronow, 1854 Gronow, 1854 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, v. 3: i–xxviii + 2 pp. + 1–500, Pls. 41–71. [Cuvier authored volume. i–xxii + 1–368 in Strasbourg edition.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:55DLB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.