1. Start
  2. Fishes
  3. Grunts
  4. Pomadasys
  5. Pomadasys commersonnii
Anzeige
Fauna Marin GmbH Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik Kölle Zoo Aquaristik S&L Naturverlag Fauna Marin GmbH

Pomadasys commersonnii Small-spotted Grunter, Spotted Grunter

Pomadasys commersonniiis commonly referred to as Small-spotted Grunter, Spotted Grunter. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Bernard Dupont, Frankreich

Small-spotted Grunters (Pomadasys commersonnii),2021

Two Oceans Aquarium, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA
Courtesy of the author Bernard Dupont, Frankreich Copyright Bernard Dupont. Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:
14602 
AphiaID:
218563 
Scientific:
Pomadasys commersonnii 
German:
Gepunkteter Grunzer 
English:
Small-spotted Grunter, Spotted Grunter 
Category:
Grunts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Pomadasys (Genus) > commersonnii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lacepède, ), 1801 
Occurrence:
Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles 
Sea depth:
0 - 49 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water 
Size:
up to 31.5" (80 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Worms 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-13 20:35:36 

Info

Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1801)

The Spotted Grunter can be found in coastal waters, estuaries, and tidal fissures. Its Feed on crusctaceans, worms, clams and fish. It feeds on benthic invertebrates such as crustaceans, worms and small bivalves.

The specific name "commersonnii" honours the French naturalist Philibert Commerçon (1727-1773), Lacepède used Commerçon's drawings and notes to base his description on.

Synonymised names:
Labrus commersonnii Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Pomadasys commersonni (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pomadasys operculare (Playfair, 1867) · unaccepted
Pomadasys opercularis (Playfair, 1867) · unaccepted
Pristipoma operculare Playfair, 1867 · unaccepted

Scientific paper

  1. Movements of undersized spotted grunter (Pomadasys commersonnii) in the Great Fish Estuary, South Africa: implications for fisheries management, Tor F. Næsje; Amber-Robyn Childs; Paul D. Cowley; Warren M. Potts; Eva B. Thorstad; Finn Økland, 2007
  2. A telemetry experiment on spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in an African estuary, Kerwath, SE; Götz, A; Cowley, PD; Sauer, WHH; Attwood, C , 2005
  3. Isolation of the effective concentration of 2-phenoxyethanol for anaesthesia in the spotted grunter, Pomadasys commersonnii, and its effect on growth, N. Deacon; H. White T. Hecht, 1997-1998

External links

  1. fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2022.

Pictures

Commonly

Small-spotted Grunters (Pomadasys commersonnii),2021
Small-spotted Grunter (Pomadasys commersonnii),Thompson's Bay Tidal Pool, Shaka's Rock, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA,2022

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss