''Pomadasys'' is a

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of grunts native to the waters of the eastern

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and through the

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to the Pacific coast of the

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. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' meaning "rough", a reference to the serrated preopercle.

Species

There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pomadasys aheneus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' McKay & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Yellowback grunt) * ''

Pomadasys andamanensis ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' McKay & Satapoomin, 1994 * ''

Pomadasys argenteus ''Pomadasys argenteus'', the silver grunt, silver javelin, grunter bream, small-spotted grunter-bream, small-spotted javelin fish, trumpeter or white-finned javelin fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt from the family Haemulidae. ...

'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Silver grunt) * ''

Pomadasys argyreus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' (

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, 1833) (Bluecheek silver grunt) * ''

Pomadasys auritus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' (

G. Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...

, 1830) (Longhead grunt) * ''

Pomadasys bayanus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 (Purplemouth grunt) * ''

Pomadasys bipunctatus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' Kner, 1898 * ''

Pomadasys branickii ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of Haemulidae, grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ...

'' (

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1879) (Sand grunt) * '' Pomadasys commersonnii'' (

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, 1801) (Smallspotted grunter) * '' Pomadasys crocro'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Burro grunt) * '' Pomadasys empherus'' W. A. Bussing, 1993 (Bigspine grunt) * '' Pomadasys furcatus'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded grunter) * '' Pomadasys guoraca'' (G. Cuvier, 1829) * '' Pomadasys incisus'' (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Bastard grunt) * '' Pomadasys jubelini'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Sompat grunt)''Reproductive biology of the Sompat grunt, Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830) in Côte d’Ivoire lagoons complex (West Africa)''
Journal of Applied Biosciences 72:5855-5868. . * '' Pomadasys kaakan'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Javelin grunter) * '' Pomadasys laurentino'' (

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, 1953) (Manylined grunter) * '' Pomadasys macracanthus'' ( Günther, 1864) (Longspine grunt) * ''

Pomadasys maculatus ''Pomadasys maculatus'', commonly known as the saddle grunt, blotched grunt or blotched javelin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific region. Description ''Pom ...

'' (Bloch, 1793) (Saddle grunt) * '' Pomadasys multimaculatus'' ( Playfair ( fr), 1867) (Cock grunter) * '' Pomadasys olivaceus'' ( F. Day, 1875) (Olive grunt) * '' Pomadasys panamensis'' (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama grunt) * '' Pomadasys perotaei'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Parrot grunt) * '' Pomadasys punctulatus'' ( Rüppell, 1838) (Lined grunt) * '' Pomadasys quadrilineatus'' S. C. Shen & W. W. Lin, 1984 (Yellow-lined grunter) * '' Pomadasys ramosus'' ( Poey, 1860) * '' Pomadasys rogerii'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pigsnout grunt) * '' Pomadasys schyrii'' Steindachner, 1900 * '' Pomadasys striatus'' ( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Striped grunter) * '' Pomadasys stridens'' (Forsskål, 1775) (Striped piggy) * ''

Pomadasys suillus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of Haemulidae, grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ...

'' (Valenciennes, 1833) * '' Pomadasys taeniatus'' McKay & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Bronzestriped grunt) * '' Pomadasys trifasciatus'' Fowler, 1937 (Black-ear javelin) * '' Pomadasys unimaculatus'' M. C. Tian, 1982 (Red patched grunter)

Systematics

''Pomadasys'' has been subject to some molecular studies which have resolved the genus as

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. To resolve this paraphyly the genera '' Rhencus'' and '' Rhonciscus'' were revived with the eastern Pacific species ''P. maacrocanthus'' and ''P. panamensis'' being placed in ''Rhencus'' while ''Rhonicus'' contains the eastern Pacific species ''P. bayanus'' and the western Atlantic species ''P. crocro''.

References

Haemulinae {{Perciformes-stub