Ecology Summary - Pomadasys commersonnii

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Main Ref.	van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Remarks	Estuarine-dependent species (Refs. 122699, 122700) found in inshore coastal regions and estuaries (Ref. 122700). Often in tidal estuaries (Ref. 122702) and in tidal fissures (Ref. 11441) and can tolerate freshwater. It can jet a stream of water into the mud to expose crustaceans, worms and small bivalves which it feeds on (Ref. 11441), including fish (Ref. 5213). Dwells in shallow coastal waters, sheltered estuaries, and tidal creeks. Inhabits brackish waters. Demersal. Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mole crabs, shrimp, small bivalves, and small fishes. Spawns in open sea. Juveniles navigate towards estuaries and mangrove areas for food and shelter (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991

Remarks

Estuarine-dependent species (Refs. 122699, 122700) found in inshore coastal regions and estuaries (Ref. 122700). Often in tidal estuaries (Ref. 122702) and in tidal fissures (Ref. 11441) and can tolerate freshwater. It can jet a stream of water into the mud to expose crustaceans, worms and small bivalves which it feeds on (Ref. 11441), including fish (Ref. 5213). Dwells in shallow coastal waters, sheltered estuaries, and tidal creeks. Inhabits brackish waters. Demersal. Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mole crabs, shrimp, small bivalves, and small fishes. Spawns in open sea. Juveniles navigate towards estuaries and mangrove areas for food and shelter (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Pomadasys commersonnii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Jawad, L.A., M.S. Faddagh Ziyadi, J. Näslund, T. Pohl and M.A. Al-Mukhtar, 2018
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Jawad, L.A., M.S. Faddagh Ziyadi, J. Näslund, T. Pohl and M.A. Al-Mukhtar, 2018

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Marais, J.F.K., 1984

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.53	0.21	3.45	0.55	Troph of juv./adults from 4 studies.
From individual food items	3.51	0.46			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Marais, J.F.K., 1984

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