silver grunt
Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
The species names / identity need verification. The original plates showed the fishes facing right and have have been flipped here. Pristipoma hasta
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pomadasys argenteus, the silver grunt, silver javelin, grunter bream, small-spotted grunter-bream, small-spotted javelin fish, trumpeter or white-finned javelin fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt from the family Haemulidae. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is the type species of the genus Pomadasys.
Wikipedia contributors, Pomadasys argenteus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:43.312189+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Common name
- silver grunt
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Pomadasys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyHaemulinae Gill, 1885
- genusPomadasys Lacepède, 1802
- speciesPomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pomadasys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes, 1833) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomadasys auritus (Cuvier, 1830) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallspotted grunterPomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1801) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| javelin grunterPomadasys kaakan (Cuvier, 1830) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomadasys laurentino (Smith, 1953) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| olive gruntPomadasys olivaceus (Day, 1875) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomadasys perotaei (Cuvier, 1830) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell, 1838) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomadasys quadrilineatus Shen & Lin, 1984 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomadasys schyrii Steindachner, 1900 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped grunterPomadasys striatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped piggyPomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lutjanus microstomus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Pomadasys hasta (Bloch, 1790) (Bloch, 1790) | synonym |
| Pristipoma argenteum (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Pristipoma manadense Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Pristipoma nageb Rüppell, 1838 Rüppell, 1838 | synonym |
| Lutjanus hasta Bloch, 1790 Bloch, 1790 | synonym |
| Coius gudgutia Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Pomodasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Pomodasys hasta (Bloch, 1790) (Bloch, 1790) | synonym |
| Pristipoma chrysobalion Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Pristipoma hasta (Bloch, 1790) (Bloch, 1790) | synonym |
| Sciaena argentea Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Polotus nitidus Blyth, 1858 Blyth, 1858 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218570 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4LQKJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.