Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus)

Scientific name: Lateolabrax japonicus Cuvier, 1828

Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus)

The Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) is a freshwater fish of the family Lateolabracidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan to the South China Sea.

Biology

Found in moving water of inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles may ascend rivers and return to sea to spawn. Protandrous, sex change happens after maturation at age 2. Spawning occurs during winter, in deeper rocky reefs or inshore areas. Predaceous, feeding on zooplankton at an early age and on small fish and shrimps as adults. Utilized as a food fish. Family placement uncertain. Used in Chinese medicine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lateolabrax japonicus
Family
Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
102
Common length
16.1
Depth range
5 m (16 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; catadromous; depth range 5 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to the South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.14-0.2; tm=2; Fec=1,726,242)

Sources

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

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