Mesopristes

Mesopristes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine waters near the coast in the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

Species include:

• Mesopristes argenteus <small>(Cuvier, 1829)</small> - silver grunter
• Mesopristes cancellatus <small>(Cuvier, 1829)</small> - tapiroid grunter
• Mesopristes elongatus <small>(Guichenot, 1866)</small> - plain terapon
• Mesopristes iravi <small>(Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002)</small>
• Mesopristes kneri <small>(Bleeker, 1876)</small> - orange-spotted therapon

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