Species FAO code: BGX

Pomadasys punctulatus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Portugal	pt Roncador pt Burro	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell, 1838)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Indian Ocean, Western

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell, 1838)

Scientific name

Pomadasys punctulatus

Author

(Rüppell, 1838)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BGX

Morphological description

Caudal fin slightly forked; silvery in color, the back with a yellow-green iridescence, with a slightly irregular, longitudinal dark brown lines on about three-fourths of body; fins dusky, the caudal darkest; a diffuse blackish blotch on membranes anteriorly in middle of pelvic fins; palate and part of sides of mouth dull orange-red (Ref. 11441).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyHaemulidae
    - GenusPomadasys
      - SpeciesPomadasys punctulatus

Synonyms

Pristipoma punctulatum Rüppell, 1838

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell, 1838)

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