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Terapontidae

4 fish on EveryFish name Terapontidae among their families.

WorldJarbua terapon A striped Indo-Pacific fish found in seas and rivers.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1775

🇦🇺 AustraliaSilver Perch A threatened freshwater grunter endemic to the Murray-Darling basin in Australia.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 AustraliaSooty grunter Large freshwater fish from northern Australia with thick lips.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1883

🇦🇺 AustraliaSpangled grunter Hardy Australian freshwater fish with reddish spotsOther · Rivers and lakes · 1859

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Jarbua terapon: Sahat Ratmuangkhwang, CC BY 3.0, source
Silver Perch: Greg Wallis, CC BY 4.0, source
Sooty grunter: James Douglas Ogilby / Allan Riverstone McCulloch, Public domain, source
Spangled grunter: James Douglas Ogilby / Allan Riverstone McCulloch, Public domain, source

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