Mesopristes iravi Yoshino, Yoshigou & Senou, 2002

Family:  Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Max. size:  22.31 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Four dark longitudinal body stripes; an interruption of the postorbital stripe on heads at the posterior preopercular margin. Scales rows above lateral line to middorsal spines 8; on cheek 7-8. Interspace between nostrils wider than 1.5 the diameter of the posterior nostril. Upper jaw slightly longer than lower jaw; gape almost horizontal; lips fleshy; snout elongate (Ref. 44255).
Biology:  Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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