Pomadasys

Pomadasys
Small-spotted Grunter (P. commersonnii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Haemulidae
Genus:	Pomadasys Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Sciaena argentea Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
Anomalodon S. Bowdich, 1825 Dacymba D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1917 Polotus Blyth, 1858 Pomadasyina Fowler, 1931 Pristipoma Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Pristipomus Oken, 1817 Rhencus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Rhonciscus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

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.^[1]

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Pomadasys aheneus McKay & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Yellowback grunt)
• Pomadasys andamanensis McKay & Satapoomin, 1994
• Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775) (Silver grunt)
• Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes, 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 (Lacépède, 1801) (Smallspotted grunter)
• Pomadasys corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868) (Roughneck grunt)
• Pomadasys crocro (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Burro grunt)
• Pomadasys empherus W. A. Bussing, 1993 (Bigspine grunt)
• Pomadasys furcatus (Bloch & 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)^[2]
• Pomadasys kaakan (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Javelin grunter)
• Pomadasys laurentino (J. L. B. Smith, 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)

References

1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Pomadasys in FishBase. August 2013 version.
2. 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. ISSN 1997-5902.