Terapontidae

small-scaled terapon

Terapon puta

Spotted Terapontid Fish of Indo West Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Terapon puta, the spiny-checked grunter, three-lined grunter, small-scaled banded grunter, small-scaled terapon, squeaking perch or two-lined grunter, is a species of fish from the Indo-Pacific region, it is a member of the grunter family, Terapontidae. It has also spread into the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal, a process known as Lessepsian migration.