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Pomadasys argenteus, Silver grunt : fisheries

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Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)

Silver grunt
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Australia country information

Common names: Grunter, Grunter bream, Silver grunt
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: BPBM 29343, from North West Cape to Darwin (Ref. 5978).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Blaber, S.J.M., 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grondeur argenté, Corocoro plateado, Fine-spotted grunter-bream, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Pomadasys: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, dasys = with hair (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forsskål.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 15 - 115 m (Ref. 12260).   Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 40°N - 27°S, 32°E - 170°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze |