Pomadasys olivaceus Olive Grunt

Pomadasys olivaceus is commonly referred to as Olive Grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 218565

Scientific:: Pomadasys olivaceus
German:: Olive-Grunzer
English:: Olive Grunt

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Pomadasys (Genus) > olivaceus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Day, ), 1875

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Djibouti, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 50 Meter
Habitats:: Brackish water, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 5.91" - 21.65" (15cm - 55cm)
Temperature:: 23,8 °F - 28,6 °F (23,8°C - 28,6°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Schrimps
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

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:: 2025-01-23 16:40:31
Last edit:: 2025-01-28 12:23:03

Info

Pomadasys olivaceus (Day, 1875)

Found over hard bottom, also found over sand. Feeds on bottom and nearbottom invertebrates.

Synonymised names
Pomadasys olivaceum (Day, 1875) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pristipoma olivaceum Day, 1875 · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2025.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 24.01.2025.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 23.01.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2025.

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