Honeycomb podge (Pseudogramma polyacantha)

Scientific name: Pseudogramma polyacantha Bleeker, 1856

Honeycomb podge (Pseudogramma polyacantha)

The Honeycomb podge (Pseudogramma polyacantha) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 25 - 27. Brownish with dusky reticulations. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. Two large pores in interorbital space, one on each side close to the edge of the orbit. Tubular anterior nostril near the edge of the snout at the base of the upper lip, the tube is not long; when laid back reaching almost half way to posterior nostril. Second lateral line not fully developed. Longitudinal scale series 46-50.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.6
Depth range
1–15 m (3–49 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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