Striped grunter (Pomadasys striatus)

Scientific name: Pomadasys striatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Striped grunter (Pomadasys striatus)

The Striped grunter (Pomadasys striatus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Some specimens dark brown, with barely visible dark longitudinal stripes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pomadasys striatus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Depth range
30 m (98 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known originally from Beira, Mozambique to Knysna, South Africa; reported from the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, but this might be a misidentification of Pomadasys stridens.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.30; tmax=4)

Sources

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

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