Family : Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Jarbua terapon
Fish Name : Terapon jarbua
Max size : 36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : demersal; catadromous ; depth range 20 - 350 m
Climate : tropical; 26 - 29°C; 32°N - 32°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), Australia, and Lord Howe Island.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-10. Lower opercular spine extending well beyond the opercular flap. Post temporal bone exposed posteriorly and serrate. Body color is fawn above, cream below, nape dark; head, body and fins with and iridescent sheen. Three or four curved dark brown bands run from the nape to the hind part of the body, the lowermost continuing across the middle of the caudal fin.
Biology : Found over shallow sandy bottoms, in the vicinity of river mouths. Enter estuaries and rivers (Ref. 1479, 11230, 44894, 48635). Adults in loose aggregations (Ref. 48635). Juveniles common in sandy intertidal areas; often in tidal pools. Minimum epth reported is 20 m (Ref. 12260). Found in schools (Ref. 9710). Omnivorous (Ref. 7300), feeding on fishes, insects, algae, and sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 9710). Spawn in the sea and juveniles migrate into fresh water (Ref. 2847). Produce sound (Ref. 9137). Marketed fresh, dried or salted (Ref. 12693)
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 : Jarbua terapon, കോത, கீளி, കീരി, नवीरि, नवीरि हाजाम, கோவக் கீச்சான், பாலீன் கீசசான் , பாலீன் கீசசான்  , கீச்சான், కిలిపోతు, മരക്കേറി, കള്ളകീടം, കീരിമീന്, பூட்டாங் கீளி, సముద్రకిలి, பலங்கீச்சான், மட்டகீச்சான், சவத்திண்ணிகீளி, சாவாதீன்னீகீளீ, பூட்டன்கீளீ , கோவகீச்சன் , മരെക്കരി , കല്ലകേടം , ગરંગેતા , బైకీలి , નાઈદા , கீசன்  , கீளீ , గనమ్ , ಗೊರೆ , കോതാ , Baikeeli, Boorgooni, Chavathinnikeeli, Cresent perch, Gahnu, Galikooru, Ganam, Garangeta, Gore, Jeerpye, Kallakeedam, Keechan, Keeli, Keeri, Kilipothu, Kotha, Kovakeechan, Marakkeri, Mattakkeechan, Naida, Naveri, Naveri hajam, Palin-keetchan, Palinkeechan, Pootankeeli, Samudrakili, Squeaking perch, Tiger-perch
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : live export: