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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Pomadasys: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, dasys = with hair (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and New South Wales, Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47695); common length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47695)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body color silvery to light burnished gold; dorsal fins with well defined blackish spots on interspinous membranes; adults with blackish spot on tip of each scale on back and upper sides. Body depth 3.2 tomes in SL. Head large; upper profile convex; gill cover and angle of preopercle lengthened as convex rounded lobe; gill cover extending to above 1/3 to 1/2 of pectoral fins. Mouth small; maxilla reaching to eye. Pores 2 and a median pit on chin (Ref. 47695).

A rare species apparently inhabiting deeper waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 47695).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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McKay, R.J., 2001. Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae). Grunts (also sweetlips, hotlips, and velvetchins). p. 2961-2989. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). Rome, FAO. pp. 2791-3380. (Ref. 47695)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Pomadasys auritus (Cuvier, 1830)