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Pomadasys multimaculatum (Playfair, 1867)

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218559  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218559)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Haemulidae (Family)
  12. Haemulinae (Subfamily)
  13. Pomadasys (Genus)
  14. Pomadasys multimaculatum (Species)
 unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pristipoma multimaculatum Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details] 
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. (2025). FishBase. Pomadasys multimaculatum (Playfair, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218559 on 2025-04-30
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2013-01-08 14:26:18Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pristipoma multimaculatum Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
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]
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English cock grunter  [details]
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