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Centrarchiformes (Basses) >
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Etymology: Mesopristes: Greek, mesos = half + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335); iravi: Named for R. P. Vari, with the surname spelled in reverse; genitive form..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce; estuarina pelágico(a,os,as). Tropical
Asia: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 44255)
Descrição suscinta
Morfologia | Morfometria
Four dark longitudinal body stripes; an interruption of the postorbital stripe on heads at the posterior preopercular margin. Scales rows above lateral line to middorsal spines 8; on cheek 7-8. Interspace between nostrils wider than 1.5 the diameter of the posterior nostril. Upper jaw slightly longer than lower jaw; gape almost horizontal; lips fleshy; snout elongate (Ref. 44255).
Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Yoshino, T., H. Yoshigou and H. Senou, 2002. Mesopristes iravi, a new terapontid fish (Perciformes: Terapontidae) from rivers of Iriomote Island, the Ryukyu Islands. Ichthyol. Res. 49(3):234-239. (Ref. 44255)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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