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Pomadasys

Pomadasys
Pomadasys commersonnii, Breede river mouth.jpg
Small-spotted Grunter (P. commersonnii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Pomadasys
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Sciaena argentea
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Anomalodon S. Bowdich, 1825
  • Dacymba D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1917
  • Polotus Blyth, 1858
  • Pomadasyina Fowler, 1931
  • Pristipoma Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Pristipomus Oken, 1817
  • Rhencus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  • Rhonciscus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

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.

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:



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