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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > fishes > Family Terapontidae |
| Trumpeter
perch Pelates quadrilineatus Family Terapontidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This silvery fish with a dot-dash pattern is sometimes seen on our Northern shores among seagrasses. Features: About 8cm, up to 30cm. Adults have a silvery body with 4-6 dark horizontal lines, a black blotch behind the head and below the start of the dorsal fin and another in front of the dorsal fin. Tail fin pale or dusky without lines. Often seen in schools in brackish waters and estuaries. It croaks when taken out of water, thus its common name. Juveniles have 6-7 greyish vertical bars across the horizontal lines. |
 Chek Jawa, May 03 |
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Trumpeter perch on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Apr 03 |
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 Chek Jawa, Mar 05 |
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