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Lepidotrigla japonica

No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others) Triglidae (Searobins) Lepidotrigla Lepidotrigla japonica

Description

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Characters

Body shape: fusiform / normal.

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan to East and South China seas and Indonesia.

Habitat Associations

Marine. demersal. depth range 40-115 m.

Biology

Found in sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230).
Max length: 20.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Commercial or Environmental Importance

Fisheries: of no interest.

References

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984) The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
Richards, W.J. (1992) Comments on the genus Lepidotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Indian and Pacific oceans. Bull. Mar. Sci. 51(1):45-65.
Yamada, U., S. Shirai, T. Irie, M. Tokimura, S. Deng, Y. Zheng, C. Li, Y.U. Kim and Y.S. Kim (1995) Names and illustrations of fishes from the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation, Tokyo, Japan. 288 p.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.

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