Silver grunt (Pomadasys argenteus)

Scientific name: Pomadasys argenteus Forssk?l, 1775

Silver grunt (Pomadasys argenteus)

The Silver grunt (Pomadasys argenteus) is a freshwater fish of the family Haemulidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 26–29°C (79–84°F).

Silver grunt care at a glance

Temperature
26–29°C (79–84°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body ovate; head profile almost straight. Mouth small; lips not thickened; two pores and a central groove under the chin. No antrorse spine before the dorsal fin origin; notch between the spinous and soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin shallow. Color is generally silver-mauve to fawn above, white below. Small specimens with numerous spots aligned horizontally or fused into horizontal lines; large specimens plain or with scattered charcoal scale spots on back and upper sides; the snout is dark brown; the upper operculum charcoal or purplish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pomadasys argenteus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
15–115 m (49–377 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 115 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to the Philippines (but without record from the Persian Gulf), north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia. Also reported from New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Oman and Kuwait.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.5; tmax=19)

Sources

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

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