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Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)

Silver grunt
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Philippines country information

Common names: Abo, Agoot, Agoot
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Migrated into Lake Mainit via the Tubay River, Mindanao (Ref. 4867). Reported from Lake Taal (Ref. 13446). Also Ref. 3412, 7050, 4517, 12744, 45255.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dela Paz, R. and N. Aragones, 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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: Forsskål.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 115 m (Ref. 12260).   Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 40°N - 27°S, 32°E - 170°E

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