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  • Pomadasys kaakan
  • Pomadasys kaakan
  • Pomadasys kaakan
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Scientific Name Pomadasys kaakan    (Cuvier, 1830)
Common Name
Type Locality Arian River, Coupang [Kupang], Timor; Puducherry and Mahé, India.
Synonym(s) Pomadasys nageb, Pomadasyus kaakan, Pomodasys kaakan, Pristipoma kaakan
Etymology Pomadasys: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, dasys = with hair. 
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Size 800mm or 31.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to southeast Asia, north to Taiwan, south to Queensland, Australia.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons, pp 244.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)