FAMILY TERAPONTIDAE IN GIANH ESTUARY AND GIANH DOWNSTREAM FROM VIETNAM

Ho Anh TUAN Vinh University, Nghe An province, Vietnam

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Analysis and identification of 42 specimens of family Terapontidae collected from Gianh estuary and Gianh downstream in Quang Binh province in north center region Vietnam. We have classified four species: Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775); Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825); Rhyncopelates oxyrhynchus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842); Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch, 1790). Species Rhyncopelates oxyrhynchus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842) was first discovered in Gianh estuary and Gianh downstream in Quang Binh province in north center region Vietnam. Keywords: Terapon jarbua, Helotes sexlineatus, Rhyncopelates oxyrhynchus, Pelates quadrilineatus, Terapontidae, Classification, Vietnam, Gianh river, Quang Binh.