It has a blunt head with a convex upper profile and a small mouth which has brush like bands of teeth on its jaws.

Its range extends as far east as Queensland and Papua New Guinea and north to southern Japan.

[1] Pomadasys maculatus can be found at depths between 20 and 120 m (66 and 394 ft) in coastal inshore waters.

[4] The specific name maculatus means "spotted", referring to the blotches across the back and nape.

[1] It is caught using bottom trawls, handlines, set nets, traps, and spears.