In this study, seven species of Pomadasys from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are examined. This genus includes species with high economic and ecological importance, and taxonomical challenges are due to their very similar meristic features. Three species of Pomadasys aheneus, P. furcatus and P. olivaceus are reported for the first time from the Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. These rare species were collected from coastal rocky habitats in 5–12 m water depth. This paper presents detailed description of seven Pomadasys species including morphological characters, distribution, photographs, along with identification key. The results of univariate and multivariate analyses were in relatively high agreement, indicating significant difference in the number of gill rakers, the number of tubed lateral-line scales, body depth, snout length, second and fifth dorsal-fin spine length, caudal-fin length and pectoral-fin length among the species. The variation in body shape showed a significant correlation with ecomorphological diversification. Species diversity of the Persian Gulf is low as compared with the Gulf of Oman which can be due to ecological factors and habitat structure.

在这项研究中，研究了来自波斯湾和阿曼湾的七种Pomadasys。该属包括具有高度经济和生态重要性的物种，分类学上的挑战是由于它们非常相似的分生特征。波斯湾和阿曼湾的伊朗水域首次报道了三种Pomadasys aheneus、P. furcatus和P. olivaceus。这些稀有物种是从 5-12 m 水深的沿海岩石栖息地收集的。本文详细介绍了七个Pomadasys物种包括形态特征、分布、照片以及识别码。单变量和多变量分析的结果具有较高的一致性，表明鳃耙数量、管状侧线鳞片数量、体深、吻长、第二和第五背鳍棘长度、尾鳍存在显着差异。物种之间的长度和胸鳍长度。体型的变化与生态形态的多样化有显着的相关性。与阿曼湾相比，波斯湾的物种多样性较低，这可能是由于生态因素和栖息地结构造成的。