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Terapon prolixa Ho, Lin & Hsu, 2026 Slender terapon |
| Family: | Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches) | |||
| Max. size: | 26 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body slender, SL 3.6?3.7 times body depth; second body stripe dipping well below lateral line beneath base of spinous dorsal fin; fourth dorsal-fin spine 1.2?1.3 times longer than third; anterior portion of nape, chest region and bases of pectoral fins all covered with cycloid scales; tip of adpressed pelvic fin extending well beyond midpoint of origins of pelvic and anal fins; distance from eye margin to angle of peropercle 3.0?3.2 in HL; anal-fin base 2.0 in HL; suborbital width 9.1?10.0 in HL; and 4 blackish yellow stripes on caudal fin (Ref. 138806). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||