Pomadasys kaakan, Javelin grunter : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish

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Pomadasys kaakan (Cuvier, 1830)

Javelin grunter
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Iran territory information

Common names: Sangsar-e-maamooli
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Valinassab, T., R. Daryanabard, R. Dehghani and G.J. Pierce, 2006
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Bushehr coastal waters (Ref. 93975) in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea (Ref. 47533). Also Ref. 47613.
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Territory Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iranian Fisheries Company and Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grondeur javelot, 星鸡鱼, Spotted-grunter bream, ... more

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: Cuvier.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 75 m (Ref. 2799). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S, 18°E - 154°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to southeast Asia, north to Taiwan, south to Queensland, Australia. Also reported from Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 35 - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5213); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: chin with 2 pores with a median pit; D XII,13-15 (usually 14 ½); A III,7; scales ctenoid (rough to touch); lateral line scales 43-50; scales between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin 7; scales around caudal peduncle 20, 9 above lateral line and 9 below; body depth 2.5 to 3 times in standard length; head blunt, its upper profile convex; mouth small; maxilla reaching to eye; teeth in jaws arranged in villiform (brushlike) bands; swimbladder without anteriolateral horn-like extensions. Colour: juveniles brilliant silvery green above to golden silver on sides and silvery white on belly with 12 or more faint vertical bars comprised of small dark brown spots or irregular blotches; dorsal fin spotted with black-brown spots on lower half of spinous dorsal fin and in 3 rows on rayed dorsal fin; margin of soft dorsal fin darker and lower tip of caudal fin milk white; adults uniform golden green above, silvery below with traces of the vertical bars present only when alive and spots on dorsal fins indistinct or absent (Ref. 47695).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit turbid inshore waters with sandy to muddy bottoms to a depth of 75 m. Enter estuaries, may tolerate water with low salinity. Often associated with inshore wrecks (Ref. 4332). Feed on crustaceans and fish (Ref. 5213, 48635). Spawners form shoals near river mouths during the winter. Good food fish (Ref. 2799). Taken by handline, set net, trap, and spear. Marketed fresh, a small quantity is salted or smoked (Ref. 47695).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay, 1986. Haemulidae. p. 564-571. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2799)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.1 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 1730 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.01185 - 0.01764), b=2.98 (2.95 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.57;).
Prior r = 0.88, 95% CL = 0.58 - 1.32, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27.3 [9.6, 52.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.506 [0.264, 0.870] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [17.9, 21.5] %; Omega3 = 0.137 [0.077, 0.230] g/100g; Selenium = 39.7 [23.7, 68.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.5 [17.5, 123.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.09 [0.76, 1.60] mg/100g (wet weight);