''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

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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 ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 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 ...

'' (

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, 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 ...

'' (

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

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, 1801) (Smallspotted grunter) * '' Pomadasys crocro'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Burro grunt) * ''

Pomadasys empherus ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Pomadasys kaakan'', the javelin grunter or barred javelin is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Africa to Australia. Description ''Pomadasys kaak ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Javelin grunter) * '' Pomadasys laurentino'' (

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, 1953) (Manylined grunter) * ''

Pomadasys macracanthus ''Pomadasys macracanthus'', the longspined grunt or Mexican gray perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Eastern Pacific from Mexico to Ecuador. Description ''Pomadasys macra ...

'' ( 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 ''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 ...

'' ( Playfair ( fr), 1867) (Cock grunter) * '' Pomadasys olivaceus'' ( F. Day, 1875) (Olive grunt) * ''

Pomadasys panamensis ''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'' ...

'' (Steindachner, 1876) (Panama grunt) * ''

Pomadasys perotaei ''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'' ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Parrot grunt) * '' Pomadasys punctulatus'' ( Rüppell, 1838) (Lined grunt) * ''

Pomadasys quadrilineatus ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 2 ...

'' S. C. Shen & W. W. Lin, 1984 (Yellow-lined grunter) * '' Pomadasys ramosus'' ( Poey, 1860) * ''

Pomadasys rogerii ''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'' ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pigsnout grunt) * '' Pomadasys schyrii'' Steindachner, 1900 * '' Pomadasys striatus'' ( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Striped grunter) * ''

Pomadasys stridens ''Pomadasys stridens'', the striped piggy or lined piggy, is a grunt from the western Indian Ocean and is one of a group of Indo-Pacific marine species which have colonised the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Rhencus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is not yet recognised by Fishbase but is by the Catalog of Fishes. Species The ...

'' 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