Ichthyodiversity in southeastern Arabian Peninsula: Annotated checklist taxonomy, short description and distribution of Inland fishes of Oman Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza 0000-0002-9736-397X hresmaeili @ shirazu. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9736 - 397 X hresmaeili@shirazu.ac.ir Author Jufaili, Saud Al 0000-0002-0930-5754 Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O Box 34 Al Khod 123 Muscat, Oman. sjufaily @ squ. edu. om; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0930 - 5754 sjufaily@squ.edu.om Author Masoumi, Amir Hassan 0000-0003-3509-2964 amirhassanmasoomi @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3509 - 2964 amirhassanmasoomi@gmail.com Author Zarei, Fatah 0000-0001-5552-4301 fataahzarei @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5552 - 4301 fataahzarei@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-05-12 5134 4 451 503 journal article 55549 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.1 aa696fc1-e783-4df4-b960-24dfeca95570 1175-5326 6541567 47796EB6-B7FE-4442-AED3-E664DCC9A9B4 23. Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775) , Native Fig. 54 Etymology: Its deprecated junior homonym is Therapon . It was introduced since “ Terapon ” was perceived as an incorrect rendering of the Greek word therapon . In fact, the intended etymology was Greek: teras = “strange thing, monster, wonder” (cf. teratosaurus ) + Greek: pontios = “marine”, pertaining to the sea. jarbua : first named using the Arabic name “Djarbua” in a draft by Peter Forsskål. Common name: Jarbua Terapon . Taxonomy: Sciaena jarbua was described by Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:xii, 44, 50 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål)] from Djiddae (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , Red Sea). Lectotype : ZMUC P43571 (dry skin) . Paralectotypes : ZMUC P43572 (1, dry skin) . Short description: Body oblong moderately and laterally compressed, dorsal-fin rays XI-XII, 9–11; anal-fin rays III, 7–10; pectoral-fin rays 13–14; gill rakers 6–8+13–16 = 19–24, pored lateral line scales 75–100; horizontal scale rows above lateral line 13–17; caudal fin emarginate. Lower opercular spine very large extending well beyond the opercular flap. Post temporal bone exposed posteriorly and serrate. Body silvery white with 3–4 curved stripes from nape to hind part of body, the lowermost continuing across the middle of the caudal fin; spinous part of dorsal fin with a blackish blotch dorsally on membranes between third and sixth spines; caudal fin with stripes, the lobes with dark tips.