Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii) fish species and information / pictures of Blackhead seabream - Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii

Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii

Common Name
Blackhead seabream

Biology
Found in bays, shallow rocky reefs, and in brackish waters (Ref. 41299). Feeds on mollusks and polychaetes. Spawns in the spring and summer months (Ref. 41299).

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1854
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Porgies (Sparidae)

Distribution

Region
Northwest Pacific
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido, Japan to the southern Korean Peninsula, middle and north coast of the Republic of China and Taiwan. Not occurring in the Ryukyu Islands.
Range
40°N - 20°N

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
15 m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - ? m
Trophic Level
3.24000000953674 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
50.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (60 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated