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has 3 spines and 9-10 soft rays. It has a dark grey back fading to silvery white on the underparts, the back and sides are marked with many small brown spots, these are also on the dorsal fin but do not extend to the head. There is a dark spot on the margin of the gill cover and the
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has a small mouth with moderately thick lips. there are two pores and a central pit on the chin. The dorsal fin contains 10-11 spines and 14-15 softrays, while the
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using bottom trawls, bottom longlines, gillnets and traps. In South Africa it is banned from sale, only recreational
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511:Pomadasys commersonii
390:Grand golfe de l'Inde
239:Pomadasys opercularis
220:Pristipoma operculare
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258:smallspotted grunter
231:Pomadasys operculare
168:P. commersonnii
398:Philibert Commerçon
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382:naturalist
324:Cape Point
277:Haemulidae
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