Pomadasys olivaceus
| Pomadasys olivaceus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Genus: | Pomadasys |
| Species: | P. olivaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pomadasys olivaceus (Day, 1875)
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Pomadasys olivaceus, commonly named piggy, or pinky is a species of marine fish in the family Haemulidae, the grunts, first described by Francis 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.[2]
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 (300 ft),[3] including tidal estuaries,[2]
Description
Silvery body toning to olive on the back, and a dark blotch on the operculum behind the eye.
References
- ^ Russell, B.; Carpenter, K.E.; Ambuali, A.; Al Buwaiqi, B.; Al Abdali, F.S.H.; Al Kindi, A.S.M.; Borsa, P.; Govender, A. (2019). "Pomadasys olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T194439A2335392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T194439A2335392.en. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Pomadasys olivaceus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ 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. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 978 1 77007 772 0.