Husbandry
(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
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