WoRMS name details
Pomadasys multimaculatum (Playfair, 1867)
218559 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218559)
unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 5213). Plentiful in tidal estuaries (Ref. 2135). Not eaten around the Island of Mozambique...
Description Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 5213). Plentiful in tidal estuaries (Ref. 2135). Not eaten around the Island of Mozambique because the natives belive it is responsible for leprosy. Others consider the flesh causes boils. Considered an excellent food fish in South Africa (Ref. 2799). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Pomadasys multimaculatum (Playfair, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218559 on 2024-04-24
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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 5213). Plentiful in tidal estuaries (Ref. 2135). Not eaten around the Island of Mozambique because the natives belive it is responsible for leprosy. Others consider the flesh causes boils. Considered an excellent food fish in South Africa (Ref. 2799). [details]Remark In Playfair & Günther. Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | cock grunter | [details] |
