Pomadasys crocro (Cuvier, 1830)
Burro grunt
Pomadasys crocro
photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

 Family:  Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae
 Max. size:  38 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,850.0 g
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 120 m, amphidromous
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: southern Florida, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, throughout the Caribbean Sea southward to Brazil.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits rivers and creeks of low to high current velocity (Ref. 36880). Found along sandy shores and over mud bottoms in shallow water, quite common in brackish mangrove-lined lagoons. Often ascends rivers more than 100 miles from the sea. Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes. Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 23.01.05
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 09.09.02

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