Brackish, Marine, Threatened
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Coius gudgutia Hamilton, 1822 |
| synonym | Labrus commersonnii (non Lacepède, 1801) |
| synonym | Lutjanus hasta Bloch, 1790 |
| synonym | Lutjanus microstomus Lacepède, 1802 |
| synonym | Polotus nitidus Blyth, 1858 |
| synonym | Pomadasys hasta (Bloch, 1790) |
| synonym | Pomodasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775) |
| synonym | Pomodasys hasta (Bloch, 1790) |
| synonym | Pristipoma argenteum (Forsskål, 1775) |
| synonym | Pristipoma chrysobalion Cuvier, 1830 |
| synonym | Pristipoma commersonnii (non Lacepède, 1801) |
| synonym | Pristipoma hasta (Bloch, 1790) |
| synonym | Pristipoma manadense Günther, 1872 |
| synonym | Pristipoma nageb Rüppell, 1838 |
| synonym | Sciaena argentea Forsskål, 1775 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Conservation Actions: Currently there is no specific action plan directed towards Ambassis dussumieri. Research on the population status, ecology and threats to the species is essential.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
| Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Description
Body ovate; head profile almost straight. Mouth small; lips not thickened; two pores and a central groove under the chin. No antrorse spine before the dorsal fin origin; notch between the spinous and soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin shallow. Color is generally silver-mauve to fawn above, white below. Small specimens with numerous spots aligned horizontally or fused into horizontal lines; large specimens plain or with scattered charcoal scale spots on back and upper sides; the snout is dark brown; the upper operculum charcoal or purplish.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Size
Max Length
66 TL (unsexed)
Size
70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Trophic Strategy
Found in coastal waters . Enters freshwaters (4867).
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Diseases
Aephnidiogenes Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Azygia Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Cercaria Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Opegaster Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Miscellaneous Details
Taxonomic Notes: Pomadasys argenteus was originally described as Sciaena argentea by Forsskål (1775) from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
| Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Marine
Freshwater
Habitat demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 115 m
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Description
Range Description: Pomadasys argenteus is distributed in Indo-West Pacific, from Red Sea to Gulf of Aden to India to Bangladesh to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia, New Caledonia, Oman and Kuwait (Talwar and Jhingran 1991, al Sakaff and Esseen1999, Bijukumar and Sushama 2000, Almatar et al. 2004, Rahman and Akhter 2009, Froese and Pauley 2011).
Countries - Native: Australia; Bangladesh; China; Hong Kong; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Laccadive Is., Maharashtra, Nicobar Is., Orissa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Indonesia; Kuwait; Maldives; Myanmar; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Turkey
IUCN and ZOO 2011
| Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Remark
Found in coastal waters but has been observed in the Godavari estuary in Andhra Pradesh. In Chilka Lake
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to the Philippines (but without record from the Persian Gulf), north to southern Japan , and south to northern Australia. Also reported from New Caledonia .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Conservation Actions: Currently there is no specific action plan directed towards Ambassis dussumieri. Research on the population status, ecology and threats to the species is essential.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
| Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: commercial
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=399, version (12/2013). |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Bibliography: Almatar, S.M., Lone, K.P., Abu-Rezq, T.S., Yousef, A.A. 2004. Spawning frequency, fecundity, egg weight and spawning type of silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen) (Stromateidae), in Kuwait waters. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 20(3): 176-188.; Al Sakaff, H. and Esseen, M. 1999. Occurrence and distribution of fish species off Yemen (Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea). Naga ICLARM Quarterly.; Bijukumar, A. and Sushama, S. 2000. Ichthyofauna of Ponnani estuary, Kerala. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 42: 182-189.; Eschmeyer, W.N. and Fricke, R. 2010. Catalog of Fishes electronic version (updated 2 July 2009). Catalog of Fishes.; Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forsskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Havenai, Mölleri.; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. Available at: www.fishbase.org. (Accessed: 02/2011).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Rahman, M.K. and Akhter, J.N. 2009. Ichthyodiversity in the rivers and estuaries of Khulna division, Bangladesh. Journal of Taxonomic Biodiversity Research 3: 19-27.; Talwar, P.K. and Jhingran, A.G. 1991. Inland Fishes of India and adjacent countries. Oxford-IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Sainsbury, K.J., P.J. Kailola and G.G. Leyland 1985 Continental shelf fishes of the northern and north-western Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research; Clouston & Hall and Peter Pownall Fisheries Information Service, Canberra, Australia. 375 p.
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Sainsbury, K.J., P.J. Kailola and G.G. Leyland 1985 Continental shelf fishes of the northern and north-western Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research; Clouston & Hall and Peter Pownall Fisheries Information Service, Canberra, Australia. 375 p.
Natural History > Size
- Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Blaber, S.J.M. 1980 Fish of the Trinity Inlet System of North Queensland with notes on the ecology of fish faunas of tropical Indo-Pacific estuaries. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 31:137-46.
Natural History > Diseases
- Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. $
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Pauly, D., A. Cabanban and F.S.B. Torres, Jr. 1996 Fishery biology of 40 trawl-caught teleosts of western Indonesia. p. 135-216. In D. Pauly and P. Martosubroto (eds.) Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resource of western Indonesia. ICLARM Studies and Reviews 23.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Roux, C. 1986 Pomadasyidae. p. 327-330. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p.
Information Listing > References
- Bibliography: Almatar, S.M., Lone, K.P., Abu-Rezq, T.S., Yousef, A.A. 2004. Spawning frequency, fecundity, egg weight and spawning type of silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen) (Stromateidae), in Kuwait waters. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 20(3): 176-188.; Al Sakaff, H. and Esseen, M. 1999. Occurrence and distribution of fish species off Yemen (Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea). Naga ICLARM Quarterly.; Bijukumar, A. and Sushama, S. 2000. Ichthyofauna of Ponnani estuary, Kerala. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 42: 182-189.; Eschmeyer, W.N. and Fricke, R. 2010. Catalog of Fishes electronic version (updated 2 July 2009). Catalog of Fishes.; Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forsskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Havenai, Mölleri.; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. Available at: www.fishbase.org. (Accessed: 02/2011).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Rahman, M.K. and Akhter, J.N. 2009. Ichthyodiversity in the rivers and estuaries of Khulna division, Bangladesh. Journal of Taxonomic Biodiversity Research 3: 19-27.; Talwar, P.K. and Jhingran, A.G. 1991. Inland Fishes of India and adjacent countries. Oxford-IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Haemulidae |
| Genus | Pomadasys |
| Species | Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål 1775) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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