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Terapon jarbua in Samoa
Jarbua terapon

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Terapon jarbua   (Forsskål, 1775)
Family:	Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)			picture (Tejar_u2.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Jarbua terapon
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:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
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Samoa country information
Common names:	Ava'ava		Ref:  Wass, R.C., 1984
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 1602, 2847, 33390.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ws.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/samoa/samoa.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wass, R.C., 1984
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	Checked:  Capuli, Estelita Emily	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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