Terapon jarbua
| Main Authors: | Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Jufaili, Saud Al, Masoumi, Amir Hassan, Zarei, Fatah |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2022
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6543090 |
Daftar Isi:
- 23. Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775), Native Fig. 54 Etymology: Its deprecated junior homonym is Therapon. It was introduced since “ Terapon ” was perceived as an incorrect rendering of the Greek word therapon. In fact, the intended etymology was Greek: teras = “strange thing, monster, wonder” (cf. teratosaurus) + Greek: pontios = “marine”, pertaining to the sea. jarbua: first named using the Arabic name “Djarbua” in a draft by Peter Forsskål. Common name: Jarbua Terapon. Taxonomy: Sciaena jarbua was described by Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:xii, 44, 50 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål)] from Djiddae (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea). Lectotype: ZMUC P43571 (dry skin). Paralectotypes: ZMUC P43572 (1, dry skin). Short description: Body oblong moderately and laterally compressed, dorsal-fin rays XI-XII, 9–11; anal-fin rays III, 7–10; pectoral-fin rays 13–14; gill rakers 6–8+13–16 = 19–24, pored lateral line scales 75–100; horizontal scale rows above lateral line 13–17; caudal fin emarginate. Lower opercular spine very large extending well beyond the opercular flap. Post temporal bone exposed posteriorly and serrate. Body silvery white with 3–4 curved stripes from nape to hind part of body, the lowermost continuing across the middle of the caudal fin; spinous part of dorsal fin with a blackish blotch dorsally on membranes between third and sixth spines; caudal fin with stripes, the lobes with dark tips.
- Published as part of Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Jufaili, Saud Al, Masoumi, Amir Hassan & Zarei, Fatah, 2022, Ichthyodiversity in southeastern Arabian Peninsula: Annotated checklist taxonomy, short description and distribution of Inland fishes of Oman, pp. 451-503 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 497-498, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6541567