Fish of the Terapon genus of the Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Largescaled terapon. Photo by © 老鴨 Tse. flickr.com/photos/126248830)
Largescaled terapon (Terapon theraps) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
It inhabits the depth of up to 10 meters. Adult specimens swim close to the coast, often close to river mouths. The maximum recorded length is 30 cm. It feeds on invertebrates and small fish.
(Largescaled terapon. Photo by © John E. Randall. fishbase.org)
It is the inhabitant of the Pacific Ocean. It has been found in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea (Piran, Slovenia) several times. It must have entered the Adriatic along with the ballast water of the ships.
Names of largescaled terapon (Terapon theraps) in other languages as follows:
Baraonga tigre (Spanish), Terapone scaglie larghe (Italian), Обыкновенный терапон (Obyknovennyj terapon) (Russian), Veleljuskavi tigran (Serbian, Croatian).