Eastern striped grunter

Eastern striped grunter
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Helotes
Cuvier, 1829
Species:
H. sexlineatus
Binomial name
Helotes sexlineatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms
  • Helotes sexlineatus (Bloch, 1790)
  • Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829

The Eastern striped grunter (Helotes sexlineatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is found in coastal waters and is an omnivore.