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Family Order: Centrarchiformes 🍽️ 9 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Terapontidae

Species
57
Genera
13
Max Length
54 cm
Max Weight
6.2 kg
Avg Trophic
3.11
Threatened
3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Tanzania
3 spp.
Mozambique
3 spp.
Kenya
3 spp.
Syria
2 spp.
Egypt
2 spp.
Lebanon
2 spp.
Israel
2 spp.
China
2 spp.
Italy
1 spp.
Philippines
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
75%
6
carnivore
13%
1
herbivore
13%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
350 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
45
🔄 Diadromous
7
🌊 Marine
5

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
DD
Least Concern 26
Near Threatened 7
Vulnerable 7
Endangered 3
Critically Endangered 2
Data Deficient 4