Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)

Scientific name: Calotomus japonicus Valenciennes, 1840

Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)

The Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus) is a marine fish of the family Scaridae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Japan, and at least as far as Tokyo, and the adjacent Asian mainland.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 25. Flexible to semi-pungent dorsal spines; a dark central blotch on inter spinous membrane of dorsal spines I and II. Area circumscribed by pectoral fin unspotted. Rounded caudal fins at all sizes. Reddish brown in color when fresh with white and pale gray scale markings. Reddish pelvic fins with whitish blotches. Number of upper jaw teeth initially increasing with size. Yellow iris, blotched with dark brown. Lateral line interrupted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Calotomus japonicus
Family
Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, and at least as far as Tokyo, and the adjacent Asian mainland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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