Striped piggy (Pomadasys stridens)
Image source: Pascal Rommelaere | Tag my Fish
General data
- Main name: Striped piggy
- Local names: Lined piggy
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia
- Introduced: Europe
- Distribution: Indian ocean, Red sea, Mediterranean Sea, Levantine Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Pomadasys - Pomadasys
- Family: Haemulidae - Grunts
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes