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Squeaking perch

Terapon puta Cuvier, 1829

Status not recordedbony fish

The squeaking perch (Terapon puta) is a species in the family Terapontidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the squeaking perch

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the squeaking perch live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the squeaking perch as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Egypt
  2. Israel
  3. Lebanon
  4. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the squeaking perch endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the squeaking perch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyTerapontidae
  6. genusTerapon
  7. SpeciesTerapon puta Cuvier, 1829

Synonyms Authistes argenteus, Authistes puta, Autisthes argenteus, Autisthes puta, Coius trivittatus, Therapon puta

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Small-scaled banded grunterEnglish
  • Small-scaled teraponEnglish
  • Smallscaled teraponEnglish
  • Spiny-checked grunterEnglish
  • Spinycheek grunterEnglish
  • Three-lined grunterEnglish
  • Two-lined grunterEnglish
  • SalingukodCebuano
  • bručoun drobnošupinnýCzech
  • Terapon de tres líneasSpanish
  • pienisuomuviiruahvenFinnish
  • טורפן פוטהHebrew
  • ปลาข้างลายเรียวThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the squeaking perch

Other species in the same genus Terapon.

Thornfish

Terapon jarbua

TerapontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the squeaking perch an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the squeaking perch as introduced in 4 countries: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the squeaking perch?

The squeaking perch (Terapon puta) belongs to the family Terapontidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Squeaking perch (Terapon puta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/squeaking-perch

MLA

“Squeaking perch (Terapon puta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/squeaking-perch.

BibTeX
@misc{squeaking_perch_2026,
  title = {Squeaking perch (Terapon puta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/squeaking-perch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}