banded grunt

Pomadasys furcatus

Serrated preopercle margin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

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. The name of this genus is a compound of poma meaning "lid" or "covering" and dasys meaning "rough", a reference to the serrated preopercle.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Pomadasys
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573 ), Mozambique (Ref. 5213 ) and Madagascar to Natal, South Africa; also from Gulf of Aden to Sri Lanka, including the Red Sea. Also recorded from Indonesia (Ref. 5978 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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