''Pomadasys'' is a
genus
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of
grunts native to the waters of the eastern
Atlantic Ocean
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and through the
Indian Ocean
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to the
Pacific
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coast of the
Americas
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.
[ The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' meaning "rough", a reference to the serrated ]preopercle
The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding.
Anatomy
The opercular series contains four bon ...
.
Species
There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus:McKay
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& J. E. Randall, 1995 (Yellowback grunt)
* '' Pomadasys andamanensis'' McKay & Satapoomin, 1994
* '' Pomadasys argenteus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Silver grunt)
* '' Pomadasys argyreus'' (Valenciennes
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, 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
''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'' m ...
'' (Steindachner
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, 1879) (Sand grunt)
* '' Pomadasys commersonnii'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Smallspotted grunter)
* '' Pomadasys crocro'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Burro grunt)
* '' Pomadasys empherus'' W. A. Bussing, 1993 (Bigspine grunt)
* '' Pomadasys furcatus'' (Bloch
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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded grunter)
* '' Pomadasys guoraca'' (G. Cuvier, 1829)
* '' Pomadasys incisus'' (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Bastard grunt)
* '' Pomadasys jubelini'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Sompat grunt)''Reproductive biology of the Sompat grunt, Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830) in Côte d’Ivoire lagoons complex (West Africa)''
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* ''
Pomadasys kaakan''
(G. Cuvier, 1830) (Javelin grunter)
* ''
Pomadasys laurentino''
(J. L. B. Smith
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, 1953) (Manylined grunter)
* ''
Pomadasys macracanthus''
( Günther, 1864) (Longspine grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys maculatus''
(Bloch, 1793) (Saddle grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys multimaculatus''
( Playfair ( fr), 1867) (Cock grunter)
* ''
Pomadasys olivaceus''
( F. Day, 1875) (Olive grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys panamensis''
(Steindachner, 1876) (Panama grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys perotaei''
(G. Cuvier, 1830) (Parrot grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys punctulatus''
( Rüppell, 1838) (Lined grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys quadrilineatus''
S. C. Shen & W. W. Lin, 1984 (Yellow-lined grunter)
* ''
Pomadasys ramosus''
( Poey, 1860)
* ''
Pomadasys rogerii''
(G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pigsnout grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys schyrii''
Steindachner, 1900
* ''
Pomadasys striatus''
( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Striped grunter)
* ''
Pomadasys stridens''
(Forsskål, 1775) (Striped piggy)
* ''
Pomadasys suillus''
(Valenciennes, 1833)
* ''
Pomadasys taeniatus''
McKay & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Bronzestriped grunt)
* ''
Pomadasys trifasciatus''
Fowler, 1937 (Black-ear javelin)
* ''
Pomadasys unimaculatus''
M. C. Tian, 1982 (Red patched grunter)
Systematics
''Pomadasys'' has been subject to some molecular studies which have resolved the genus as
paraphyletic
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. 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 f ...
'' and ''
Rhonciscus'' 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
{{Haemulidae-stub