Pomadasys argenteus Silver grunt

Pomadasys argenteus is commonly referred to as Silver grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4906 

AphiaID:

218570 

Scientific:

Pomadasys argenteus 

German:

Silber Grunzer 

English:

Silver Grunt 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Pomadasys (Genus) > argenteus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Hong Kong, Sudan, Djibouti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Socotra Arch, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

15 - 115 Meter 

Size:

9.84" - 27.56" (25cm - 70cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clams, Cnidaria, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pomadasys aheneus
• Pomadasys andamanensis
• 
  Pomadasys argenteus
  Silber Grunzer
• Pomadasys argyreus
• Pomadasys auritus
• Pomadasys bayanus
• Pomadasys bipunctatus
• Pomadasys branickii
• 
  Pomadasys commersonnii
  Gepunkteter Grunzer
• Pomadasys crocro
• Pomadasys empherus
• Pomadasys furcatus
• Pomadasys guoraca
• 
  Pomadasys incisus
  Bastard-Grunzer
• 
  Pomadasys jubelini
  Sompat-Grunzer
• Pomadasys kaakan
• Pomadasys laurentino
• Pomadasys macracanthus
• Pomadasys maculatus
• Pomadasys multimaculatus
• 
  Pomadasys olivaceus
  Olive-Grunzer
• Pomadasys panamensis
• Pomadasys perotaei
• Pomadasys punctulatus
• Pomadasys quadrilineatus
• Pomadasys ramosus
• 
  Pomadasys rogerii
  Rogers Grunzer
• Pomadasys schyrii
• 
  Pomadasys striatus
  Gestreifter Grunzer
• Pomadasys stridens
• Pomadasys suillus
• 
  Pomadasys taeniatus
  Bronzestreifen-Grunzer
• Pomadasys trifasciatus
• Pomadasys unimaculatus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-12-23 23:10:01 

Last edit:

2021-09-15 13:01:55 

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