Species FAO code: PKS

Pomadasys stridens

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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
Cyprus	el μπούρος Ινδικού	–
Portugal	pt Roncador pt Burro	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Pomadasys stridens

Scientific name

Pomadasys stridens

Author

(Forsskål, 1775)

Rank

Species

FAO code

PKS

Morphological description

Silvery, darker above, with 4 stripes along body and a dark brown opercular blotch (Ref. 2799). Upper opercle with a dark blotch and a stripe. Pored lateral line scales 49 - 53 and 5 - 6 on scaly sheath of caudal fin. Body depth in SL, 3.14 - 3.34; suborbital depth in eye diameter 1.0 or slightly over. Pectoral fin tip when vented, equal or reaching past the pelvic fin tip (Ref. 37522).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyHaemulidae
    - GenusPomadasys
      - SpeciesPomadasys stridens

Synonyms

Rhonciscus stridens (Forsskål, 1775)
Sciaena stridens Forsskål, 1775

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775)

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Pomadasys stridens

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Distribution maps