Taxonomy and Naming
The Yellowtail trumpeter is one of three species in the genus Amniataba, which is one of fifteen genera in the grunter family, Terapontidae. The grunters are Perciformes in the suborder Percoidei.
The species was first described by Richardson in 1844 as Terapon caudavittatus, before he subsequently republished the species under the names Datnia caudavittata, Amphitherapon caudavittatus, and the currently accepted binomial name of Amniataba caudavittata. The reasons for all the synonyms are not clear; either Richardson didn't know he was redescribing the same species, or he changed his mind as to which genera the species belonged in. Castelnau redescribed it once again as Therapon bostockii in 1873. All names except Amniataba caudavittata are invalid under the ICZN rules.
The species has a number of common names, with the most commonly used name being Yellowtail trumpeter, even though the species has no relation to the 'true' trumpeters of the family Latridae. Other names include Yellowtail grunter, Yellow-tailed perch, and the name used by the FAO: Flagtailed terapon.
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