''Pomadasys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of grunts native to the waters of the eastern

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...

and through the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...

to the

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

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.

Species

There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pomadasys aheneus''

McKay McKay, MacKay or Mackay is a Scottish / Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to Clan Mackay. Not ...

& J. E. Randall, 1995 (Yellowback grunt) * '' Pomadasys andamanensis'' McKay & Satapoomin, 1994 * '' Pomadasys argenteus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Silver grunt) * '' Pomadasys argyreus'' (

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

, 1833) (Bluecheek silver grunt) * '' Pomadasys auritus'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (Longhead grunt) * '' Pomadasys bayanus'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 (Purplemouth grunt) * '' Pomadasys bipunctatus'' Kner, 1898 * '' Pomadasys branickii'' ( Steindachner, 1879) (Sand grunt) * ''

Pomadasys commersonnii ''Pomadasys commersonnii'', the smallspotted grunter, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the brackish and marine waters of the western Indian Ocean. Description ''Pomadasys commerson ...

'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Smallspotted grunter) * ''

Pomadasys crocro ''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 ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Burro grunt) * ''

Pomadasys empherus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of Haemulidae, 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 ...

'' W. A. Bussing, 1993 (Bigspine grunt) * ''

Pomadasys furcatus ''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 ...

'' (

Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include: A–F * (1859-1914), French rabbi * Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur * Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter * (born 1972), German motor jour ...

& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded grunter) * ''

Pomadasys guoraca ''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 ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1829) * ''

Pomadasys incisus ''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 ...

'' (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Bastard grunt) * ''

Pomadasys jubelini ''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 ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Sompat grunt)''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. . * ''

Pomadasys kaakan ''Pomadasys kaakan'', the javelin grunter or barred javelin is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Africa to Australia. Description ''Pomadasys kaak ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Javelin grunter) * ''

Pomadasys laurentino ''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 ...

'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1953) (Manylined grunter) * ''

Pomadasys macracanthus ''Pomadasys macracanthus'', the longspined grunt or Mexican gray perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Eastern Pacific from Mexico to Ecuador. Description ''Pomadasys macra ...

'' ( Günther, 1864) (Longspine grunt) * '' Pomadasys maculatus'' (Bloch, 1793) (Saddle grunt) * ''

Pomadasys multimaculatus ''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 ...

'' ( Playfair ( fr), 1867) (Cock grunter) * ''

Pomadasys olivaceus ''Pomadasys olivaceus'', commonly named piggy, or pinky is a species of marine fish in the family Haemulidae, the grunts, first described by F.Day in 1875 as ''Pristipoma olivaceum'' in Day, F. (1875), ''The fishes of India; being a natural hi ...

'' ( F. Day, 1875) (Olive grunt) * ''

Pomadasys panamensis ''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'' ...

'' (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama grunt) * ''

Pomadasys perotaei ''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'' ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Parrot grunt) * '' Pomadasys punctulatus'' ( Rüppell, 1838) (Lined grunt) * ''

Pomadasys quadrilineatus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 2 ...

'' S. C. Shen & W. W. Lin, 1984 (Yellow-lined grunter) * ''

Pomadasys ramosus ''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 ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) * ''

Pomadasys rogerii ''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'' ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pigsnout grunt) * ''

Pomadasys schyrii ''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 ...

'' Steindachner, 1900 * ''

Pomadasys striatus ''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 ...

'' ( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Striped grunter) * ''

Pomadasys stridens ''Pomadasys stridens'', the striped piggy or lined piggy, is a grunt from the western Indian Ocean and is one of a group of Indo-Pacific marine species which have colonised the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the ...

'' (Forsskål, 1775) (Striped piggy) * '' Pomadasys suillus'' (Valenciennes, 1833) * ''

Pomadasys taeniatus ''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 ...

'' McKay & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Bronzestriped grunt) * ''

Pomadasys trifasciatus ''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 ...

'' Fowler, 1937 (Black-ear javelin) * ''

Pomadasys unimaculatus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of Haemulidae, 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 ...

'' M. C. Tian, 1982 (Red patched grunter)

Systematics

''Pomadasys'' has been subject to some molecular studies which have resolved the genus as

paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...

. To resolve this paraphyly the genera ''

Rhencus ''Rhencus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is not yet recognised by Fishbase but is by the Catalog of Fishes. Species The ...

'' and ''

Rhonciscus ''Rhonciscus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are found in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Ocean. It is not yet recognised by Fishbas ...

'' were revived with the eastern Pacific species ''P. maacrocanthus'' and ''P. panamensis'' being placed in ''Rhencus'' while ''Rhonicus'' contains the eastern Pacific species ''P. bayanus'' and the western Atlantic species ''P. crocro''.

References

Haemulinae {{Perciformes-stub