''Amniataba'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
in the family
Terapontidae
Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes.
Characteristics
The Terapontidae ...
, that includes three
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
, with two being found in
Oceania
Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...
, and one in the Western Central Pacific.
Species
* ''
Amniataba affinis''
( Mees & Kailola, 1977) (tiger grunter)
* ''
Amniataba caudavittata''
( Richardson, 1845) (yellowtail trumpeter)
* ''
Amniataba percoides
''Amniataba'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, that includes three species, with two being found in Oceania
Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polyn ...
''
( Günther, 1864) (barred grunter)
References
Terapontidae
Ray-finned fish genera
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