Pomadasys_olivaceus

<i>Pomadasys olivaceus</i>

Pomadasys olivaceus

Species of fish

Pomadasys olivaceus, commonly named piggy, or pinky is a species of marine fish in the family Haemulidae, the grunts, first described by F.Day in 1875 as Pristipoma olivaceum in Day, F. (1875), The fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. London. Part 1.[1]

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Distribution

It is found on the south and east coasts of southern Africa from False Bay to Mozambique, and elsewhere in the western Indian Ocean, in coastal waters, on sand and reef to depths of 90 m,[2] including tidal estuaries,[1]

Description

Silvery body toning to olive on the back, and a dark blotch on the operculum behind the eye.

References

  1. [1]
    "Pomadasys olivaceus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. (2010). Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa Struik Nature, Cape Town. ISBN 978 1 77007 772 0


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