Pomadasys taeniatus Bronze striped grunt

Pomadasys taeniatus is commonly referred to as Bronze striped grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Richard und Mary Field, Malta

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lexID:: 4127
AphiaID:: 273516

Scientific:: Pomadasys taeniatus
German:: Bronzestreifen-Grunzer
English:: Bronze Striped Grunt

Category:: Grunts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Pomadasys (Genus) > taeniatus (Species)
Initial determination:: McKay & Randall, 1995

Occurrence:: Arabian Sea
Size:: 4.72" - 31.5" (12cm - 80cm)
Temperature:: °F - 86 °F (°C - 30°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Krill, Schrimps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

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

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-10 10:35:49
Last edit:: 2012-02-10 10:35:49

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Pomadasys taeniatus belongs to the grunt, a genus consisting of about 35 species .It is known as endemic to the southern coast of the Arabian eninsula. Unfortunately, itself as well as the species is described so far very little. Usually in schools, it is not suitable for the aquarium because it grows up to 80cm length .

Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Pomadasys
Species: taeniatus

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