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Pomadasys kaakan, the javelin grunter or barred javelin is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Africa to Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Barred Javelin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pomadasys argenteus
- Pomadasys commersonnii
- Haemulopsis corvinaeformis
- Lutjanus johnii
- Lithognathus lithognathus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Pomadasys
- Species
- Pomadasys kaakan
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