Crescent-banded Grunter
Terapon jarbua
Also known as: Convex-lined Grunt, Convex-lined Therapon, Crescent Bass, Crescent Grunter, Crescent Perch, Crescent-banded Perch, Crescent-banded Tigerfish, Croaker, Jarbua, Jarbua Terapon, Small-scaled Terapon, Spiky Trumpeter, Squeaking Grunter, Squeaking Perch, Targetfish, Thornfish, Three-stripe Grunter, Three-stripe Perch, Three-stripe Tigerfish, Three-striped Grunter, Three-striped Perch, Three-striped Tigerfish, Tiger Bass, Tiger Grunt, Tiger Perch
- Convex-lined Grunt
- Convex-lined Therapon
- Crescent Bass
- Crescent Grunter
- Crescent Perch
- Crescent-banded Perch
- Crescent-banded Tigerfish
- Croaker
- Jarbua
- Jarbua Terapon
- Small-scaled Terapon
- Spiky Trumpeter
- Squeaking Grunter
- Squeaking Perch
- Targetfish
- Thornfish
- Three-stripe Grunter
- Three-stripe Perch
- Three-stripe Tigerfish
- Three-striped Grunter
- Three-striped Perch
- Three-striped Tigerfish
- Tiger Bass
- Tiger Grunt
- Tiger Perch
Overview
Found in loose schools, over shallow sandy bottoms and seagrass beds, of estuaries, rivers, and coastal shorelines.
Juveniles found over sandy bottoms of intertidal areas and in tide-pools.
Grunters have this name because of the loud grunting noise that is produced by the swimbladder.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black stripesbrown stripes
- Fins & Tail
- flag tail
- Behaviour
- schooling
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Country only · 42
Found in loose schools, over shallow sandy bottoms and seagrass beds, of estuaries, rivers, and coastal shorelines.
Adult photos 42
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