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Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793)

Saddle grunt
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China country information

Common names: 大斑石鱸, 大斑石鲈, 斑雞魚
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from river mouths of Guangdong Province (Ref. 33462). Museum: off Hainan Island (Bbeibu Gulf-Sanya), ASIO 56-8849, 64-737 (Ref. 27973).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iwatsuki, Y., H. Kohno and H. Ida, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Pomadasys: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, dasys = with hair (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

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

marina; brackvatten revassocierade; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 20 - 110 m (Ref. 12260).   Tropical

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