Bluecheek silver grunt (Pomadasys argyreus)

Scientific name: Pomadasys argyreus Valenciennes, 1833

Bluecheek silver grunt (Pomadasys argyreus)

The Bluecheek silver grunt (Pomadasys argyreus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Pakistan to Sri Lanka, and eastward to Southeast Asia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Medium-sized fish of moderately deep, compressed body. Predorsal scales very large, beginning between the nostrils. Preoperculum with coarse distant serrations, and scales extending on to flange. Color is silvery, darker above; fins yellowish-brown. Young individuals with a large dusky steel-blue blotch on the operculum.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pomadasys argyreus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan to Sri Lanka, and eastward to Southeast Asia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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