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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Pomadasys: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, dasys = with hair (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Philibert Commerson (1727–1773) was known as ‘doctor, botanist and naturalist of the King’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lacepède.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 0 - 49 m (Ref. 122701). Tropical; 31°N - 37°S, 18°E - 77°E
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Western and Eastern Cape, South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar to northwest coast of India.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 38.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2799)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 10 - 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 15; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 10. Juveniles without spots on body (Ref. 2799).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in coastal waters, estuaries, and tidal fissures; 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). Tasty food fish (Ref. 2799). Maximum depth range from Ref. 122702.
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 22 - 27.9, mean 26.8 °C (based on 146 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01249 - 0.03044), b=2.94 (2.81 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 5.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (K=0.07-0.42).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 31 [11, 60] mg/100g; Iron = 0.547 [0.284, 0.949] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [18.0, 21.6] %; Omega3 = 0.135 [0.076, 0.229] g/100g; Selenium = 37.4 [22.7, 67.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.3 [14.1, 108.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.06 [0.74, 1.61] mg/100g (wet weight);