Pomadasys argenteus

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Scientific:: Pomadasys argenteus
German:: Grunzer
English:: Silver grunt

Category:: Haemulidés
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Pomadasys (Genus) > argenteus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Forsskål, ), 1775

Occurrence:: Sudan, Yemen, Pakistan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Australie, Chine, Corée, Inde, indo pacifique, Indonésie, Japon, Madagascar, Malaisie, Mer d'Adaman, Mer Rouge, Nouvelle Calédonie, Oman, Pacifique Ouest, Palau, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, Philippines, Somalie, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thaïlande, Vietnam
Size:: 25 cm - 70 cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 27°C
Food:: Zoobenthos, Cnidaria, arénicole, crabes, crevettes, crevettes-barbier, crustacés, escargots, étoiles de mer, moules, poissons (petits poissons), tourteaux
Difficulty:: Pas pour l'aquarium!
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pomadasys aheneus
Pomadasys andamanensis
Pomadasys argenteus
Grunzer
Pomadasys argyreus
Pomadasys auritus
Pomadasys bayanus
Pomadasys bipunctatus
Pomadasys branickii
Pomadasys commersonnii
Pomadasys crocro
Pomadasys empherus
Pomadasys furcatus
Pomadasys guoraca
Pomadasys incisus
Bastard-Grunzer
Pomadasys jubelini
Sompat-Grunzer
Pomadasys kaakan
Pomadasys laurentino
Pomadasys macracanthus
Pomadasys maculatus
Pomadasys multimaculatus
Pomadasys olivaceus
Pomadasys panamensis
Pomadasys perotaei
Pomadasys punctulatus
Pomadasys quadrilineatus
Pomadasys ramosus
Pomadasys rogerii
Rogers Grunzer
Pomadasys schyrii
Pomadasys striatus
Gestreifter Grunzer
Pomadasys stridens
Pomadasys suillus
Pomadasys taeniatus
Bronzestreifen-Grunzer
Pomadasys trifasciatus
Pomadasys unimaculatus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-12-23 23:10:01
Last edit:: 2012-12-23 23:10:01

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(Forsskål, 1775)

Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to the Philippines (but without record from the Persian Gulf), north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia.
Also reported from New Caledonia.
Recently recorded from Oman and Kuwait.

Biology
Found in coastal waters. Enters freshwaters.

Synonymised taxa:
Coius gudgutia Hamilton, 1822
Lutjanus microstomus Lacepède, 1802
Polotus nitidus Blyth, 1858
Pomodasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)
Pomodasys hasta (Bloch, 1790)
Pristipoma argenteum (Forsskål, 1775)
Pristipoma chrysobalion Cuvier, 1830
Pristipoma hasta (Bloch, 1790)
Pristipoma manadense Günther, 1872
Pristipoma nageb Rüppell, 1838
Sciaena argentea Forsskål, 1775

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