Pomadasys incisus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Grunts ; Found over hard bottom [1]. Also found over sand . Feeds on bottom and near-bottom invertebrates [2].

Common Names

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Description

Family Haemulidae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Chiefly marine , some brackish , rarely freshwater . Dorsal fin continuous, 9-14 spines, 11-26 soft rays . Anal fin 3 spines, 6-18 soft rays. Small mouth with thick lips . Usually cardiform jaw teeth, with vomer generally toothless. Usually with enlarged chin pores . Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 26 or 27 (10 or 11 + 16). Adults are typically inactive during day when they shelter near or under ledges; they disperse to feed on benthic invertebrates at night. Pelagic spawners. Juveniles are popular in home aquaria , but adults require a large tank . Maximum length about 60 cm. Important food fishes .The family Haemulidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 17 genera and 150 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, haimaleos = bloody

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 734 meters (0 to 2,408 feet).[3]

Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Anomalodon incisus Bowdich, 1825
2. Dacymba bennetti (Lowe, 1938)
3. Orthopristis bennetti (Lowe, 1838)
4. Pomadasis bennettii (Lowe, 1838)
5. Pomadasys bennetti (Lowe, 1838)
6. Pomadasys bennettii (Lowe, 1838)
7. Pristipoma bennetti Lowe, 1838
8. Pristipoma bennettii Lowe, 1838
9. Pristipoma ronchus Valenciennes, 1838

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 22-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pomadasys

There are approximately 86 species in this genus:

P. aheneus (Yellowback Grunt) · P. anas · P. andamanensis · P. approximans · P. argenteus (Fine-Spotted Grunter-Bream) · P. argyreus (Blue-Checked Javelinfish) · P. auritus (Longhead Grunt) · P. axillaris · P. basta · P. bayanus (Purple Mouth Grunt) · P. bennetti · P. bipunctatus · P. boucardi · P. branicki · P. branickii (Sand Grunt) · P. caesius · P. cantharinum · P. catharinae · P. cavifrons · P. chrysopterus · P. commersoni · P. commersonii · P. commersonnii (Smallspotted Grunter) · P. conceptionis · P. corvinaeformis (Roughneck Grunt) · P. croco · P. crocro (Crocro Roughneck) · P. dovii · P. dussumieri · P. elongatus · P. empherus (Bigspine Grunt) · P. fulvo · P. fulvomaculatus · P. furcata · P. furcatum · P. furcatus (Banded Grunter) · P. grandis · P. grunniens · P. guoraca (Indian Grunter) · P. guoraka (Indian Grunter) · P. hasta (Lined Silver Grunter) · P. incisus (Bastard Grunt) · P. jubelini (Atlantic Spotted Grunter) · P. kaakan (Spotted-Grunter Bream) · P. laurentino (Manylined Grunter) · P. leuciscus · P. lineatum · P. macracanthus (Longspine Grunt) · P. maculates · P. maculatus (Blotched Javelin-Fish) · P. maricanthus · P. melanopterum · P. multimaculatum (Grondeur Selle) · P. multimaculatus · P. kaakan · P. nitidus · P. olivaceus (Olive Grunter) · P. operculare · P. opercularis · P. pacifici · P. panamensis (Panamic Grunt) · P. perotaei (Grey Sea Bream) · P. punctulatus (Lined Grunt) · P. quadrilineatus (Yellow-Lined Grunter) · P. ramosum · P. ramosus · P. rogerii (Pigsnout Grunt) · P. schotaf · P. schyri · P. schyrii · P. sinuosus · P. starri · P. striatum · P. striatus (Striped Grunter) · P. stridens (Striped Piggy) · P. rogerii · P. suillus · P. surinamensis · P. taeniatus (Bronzestriped Grunt) · P. taeniophorus · P. templei · P. trifasciatus (Silver Grunt) · P. trilineatum · P. unimaculatus (Red Patched Grunter) · P. virginicum · P. virginicus

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Further Reading

• Afonso, P., F.M. Porteiro, R.S. Santos, J.P. Barreiros, J. Worms and P. Wirtz (1999). Coastal marine fishes of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea). Arquipélago. Life and Marine Sciences 17A:65-92.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 308.
• Delgado de Molina, A. and J.C. Santana (1985). Estudio de los recursos demersales de la plataforma continental de la Republic de Gabon. Inf. Téc. Inst. Esp. Oceanogr. (31):110 p.
• Diouf, P.S. (1996). Les peuplements de poissons des milieux estuariens de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: L'exemple de l'estuaire hyperhalin du Sine-Saloum. Thèse présentée à L'Université de Montpellier II pour l'obtention du Diplomede Doctorat. Thèses et Docum
• Hureau, J.-C. (1991). La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Preliminaire des Poissons d'Eaux Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environment, CEMAGREF
• Maigret, J. and B. Ly (1986). Les poissons de mer de Mauritanie. Science Nat., Compiègne. 213 p.
• Sanches, J.G. (1991). Catálogo dos principais peixes marinhos da República de Guiné-Bissau. Publicações avulsas do I.N.I.P. No. 16. 429 p.
• Schneider, W. (1990). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. FAO, Rome. 268 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 01, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 20, 2007:

• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies - Trawl Surveys
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
• Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858392
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25418
• Fishbase Species ID: 5003
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13547842
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630272
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121456

Footnotes

1. Schneider, W. (1990). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. FAO, Rome. 268 p. [back]
2. Ben-Tuvia, A. and R. McKay (1986). Haemulidae. p. 858-864. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 2. UNESCO, Paris. [back]
3. Mean = -408.140 meters (-1,339.042 feet), Standard Deviation = 868.020 based on 308 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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