''Amniataba'' is a genus of fish 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 is ...
, that includes three
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
, with two being found in
Oceania
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, and one in the Western Central Pacific.
Species
* ''
Amniataba affinis''
( Mees & Kailola, 1977) (tiger grunter)
* ''
Amniataba caudavittata''
(Richardson
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People
* Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname
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* Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962)
Places Australia
*Richardson, Australian Capi ...
, 1845) (yellowtail trumpeter)
* ''
Amniataba percoides''
( Günther, 1864) (barred grunter)
References
Perciformes genera
Terapontidae
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