Fauna

Pomadasys maculatum (Bloch, 1797)
Saddle Grunt (Eng.)


Scientific Name

Pomadasys maculatum (Bloch, 1797)

Common Name

Saddle Grunt (Eng.)

Taxonomy
Phylum Chordata
Class OSTEICHTHYES
Order PERCIFORMES
Family HAEMULIDAE
Genus Pomadasys
Species maculatum
Author Name and Year (Bloch, 1797)
Habitat inhabit coastal waters to 40m depth
Food Habit
Distribution in India
Distribution in West Bengal (District wise) Purba Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas
Importance/Significance
Status
IUCN Least Concern
WPA
CITES
Endemicity
Remarks Caught in bottom trawls and shore seines
References Talwar, P.K., Mukherjee, P., Saha, D., Paul, S.N. and Kar, S. (1992). Marine and estuarine fishes. In: Fauna of West Bengal, State Fauna Series, 3 (Part-2): 243-342. Zool. Surv. India.,







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