Pomadasys rogerii Pigsnout grunt

Pomadasys rogerii is commonly referred to as Pigsnout grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Pomadasys rogerii
German:: Rogers Grunzer
English:: Pigsnout Grunt

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Pomadasys (Genus) > rogerii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1830

Occurrence:: Angola, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Ivory Coast, West Africa
Size:: 17.72" - 23.62" (45cm - 60cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Non adatto agli acquari!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

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:: 2012-11-10 11:33:00
Last edit:: 2012-11-10 11:33:00

Info

(Cuvier, 1830)

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola.

Biology
Inhabits coastal waters. Enters estuaries.

Synonymised taxa:
Pomadasys rogeri (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)
Pristipoma rogerii Cuvier, 1830

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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