Family : Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Fourlined terapon
Fish Name : Pelates quadrilineatus
Max size : 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 0 m
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to southern Japan, New Guinea and Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Reported from Vanuatu (Ref. 13300). Migrated to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal (Ref. 5385).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-11. Generally silver in color, with 4-6 dark horizontal lines; a black blotch behind head and below dorsal origin and another in front of dorsal fin may be present; caudal fin pale or slightly dusky (Ref. 4327).
Biology : A coastal species often found in brackish waters; common in estuaries. Croaks when taken from the water. Usually forming schools. Juveniles in seagrass beds and in mangrove bays (Ref. 48635). Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)

India country information
Common Names : Fourlined terapon, கீளி, கோவக் கீச்சான், பாலீன் கீசசான்  , கீச்சான், മരക്കേറി, കീരിമീന്, பூட்டாங் கீளி, கோவகீச்சன், பலங்கீச்சான், மட்டகீச்சான், சவத்திண்ணிகீளி, சாவாதீன்னீகீளீ, பூட்டன்கீளீ , సముద్రకిలి , కిలిపోతు , മരെക്കരി , బైకీలి , கீசன்   , கீளீ , గనమ్ , ಗೊರೆ , കീരി , Baikeeli, Chavathinnikeeli, Four lined therapon, Ganam, Gore, Keechan, Keeli, Keeri, Kilipothu, Kovakeechan, Marakkeri, Mattakkeechan, Palinkeechan, Pootankeeli, Samudrakili, Squeaking perch
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses