Pomadasys kaakan | fishIDER

Osteichthyes Haemulidae Genus Pomadasys Pomadasys kaakan

Javelin grunt KAH

35.3 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Silvery with blackish spots on upper body forming faint vertical bars, and adults becoming golden in colour with very faint or no vertical bars. Juveniles silvery green above grading through golden silver to silvery white below; small dark brown spots and irregular blotches make up 12 or more vertical bars; dorsal fin spotted.

Size:

Up to 80 cm TL.

Important conditions and life stages:

Juveniles silvery green above grading through golden silver to silvery white below; small dark brown spots and irregular blotches make up 12 or more vertical bars; dorsal fin spotted.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Inshore waters, including estuaries and up rivers in brackish water, to 75 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught with handlines, set nets, trap and spear.

Similar species:

Pomadasys argyreus
Bluecheek grunt

Pomadasys argyreus differs in having silvery colouration without black spots (vs. silvery colouration with small black spots that form vertical bars on upper body).

to Pomadasys argyreus

Pomadasys maculatus
Saddle grunt

Pomadasys maculatus differs in having silvery colouration with short, dark saddles on upper body (vs. silvery colouration with small black spots that form vertical bars on upper body).

to Pomadasys maculatus

Pomadasys argenteus
Silver grunt

Pomadasys argenteus differs in having silvery colouration with black spots that form horizontal lines on upper body (vs. silvery colouration with small black spots that form vertical bars on upper body).

to Pomadasys argenteus

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