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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). More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 121767). Tropical; 29°N - 30°S, 31°E - 145°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573), Mozambique (Ref. 5213) and Madagascar to Natal, South Africa; also from Gulf of Aden to Sri Lanka, including the Red Sea. Also recorded from Indonesia (Ref. 5978).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3678)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7

Inhabits coastal waters and frequents sandy areas near rocks. Flesh good but undergoes rapid softening (Ref. 2799). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3412). Depth range based on occurrence; to be replaced with a better reference.

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

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Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay, 1986. Haemulidae. p. 564-571. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2799)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1436 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00766 - 0.02992), b=3.00 (2.84 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Pomadasys furcatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)