Pomadasys

Pomadasys
Small-spotted Grunter (P. commersonnii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Pomadasys
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Sciaena argentea
Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
  • Anomalodon S. Bowdich, 1825
  • Dacymba D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1917
  • Polotus Blyth, 1858
  • Pomadasyina Fowler, 1931
  • Pristipoma Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Pristipomus Oken, 1817
  • Rhencus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  • Rhonciscus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Pomadasys is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas.[1]

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Pomadasys in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. Reproductive biology of the Sompat grunt, Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830) in Côte d’Ivoire lagoons complex (West Africa). Journal of Applied Biosciences 72:5855-5868. ISSN 1997-5902.


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