Family : Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Banded grunter
Fish Name : Pomadasys furcatus
Max size : 50.0 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3678)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573), Mozambique (Ref. 5213) and Madagascar to Natal, South Africa; also from Gulf of Aden to Sri Lanka, including the Red Sea. Also recorded from Indonesia (Ref. 5978).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7
Biology : Inhabits coastal waters and frequents sandy areas near rocks. Flesh good but undergoes rapid softening (Ref. 2799). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3412)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay. 1986. (Ref. 2799)

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Common Names : करकरा, గోరక్క, குல்லு கொரக்கா, குள்ளு கொரக்கி, കുറുകുറുപ്പന്, புள்ளீகுறீமீன் , குருகுருப்புன் , குருமுட்டீ , முல்லன்கரா  , ತೊಂದಕಪ್ಪೆ  , களீயன்தலை , కరుప్పి , கடீசானீ  , கொம்கீ , పైకీలి , ತೊಂದೊ , செரீ , Banded Grunter, Karkara, Kullu-korake, Paikeele
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses