Scientific Name
Pomadasys punctulatus
Common Name
Lined grunt
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 15;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Caudal fin slightly forked; silvery in color, the back with a yellow-green iridescence, with a slightly irregular, longitudinal dark brown lines on about three-fourths of body; fins dusky, the caudal darkest; a diffuse blackish blotch on membranes anteriorly in middle of pelvic fins; palate and part of sides of mouth dull orange-red (Ref. 11441).