Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii)

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii Bleeker, 1854

Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii)

The Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sparidae.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
15 m (49 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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