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Terapon jarbua
Terapontidae [Grunters or Tigerperches, Thornfishes]
[max to 36 cm]
Marine, brackish, freshwater
20-290m
River mouths, estuaries, rivers over sandy intertidal areas. Feed on fishes, insects, algae, invertebrates.
Edible
Yes.
3 to 4 curved brown bands horizonally with the lowermost all the way to the caudal fin. Prominent opercular spines on both sides.
This particular fish was caught in Sungei Serangoon, off Lor Halus, Singapore.
