Japanese rubyfish (Erythrocles schlegelii)

Scientific name: Erythrocles schlegelii Richardson, 1846

Japanese rubyfish (Erythrocles schlegelii)

The Japanese rubyfish (Erythrocles schlegelii) is a marine fish of the family Emmelichthyidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, known only from Japan (type locality), Korea, Natal (South Africa), Kenya and Gulf of Oman. Reported from the central South China Sea.

Biology

Inhabits the continental shelf area. Found to feed mainly on shrimp of the family Sergistidae and also on small mesopelagic fishes of the family Myctophidae, Astronesthidae and Paralepididae. Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Erythrocles schlegelii
Family
Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
72.0
Environment
Marine; demersal, usually 215 - 300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: known only from Japan (type locality), Korea, Natal (South Africa), Kenya and Gulf of Oman. Reported from the central South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; K=0.3)

Sources

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

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