Japanese snapper (Paracaesio caerulea)

Scientific name: Paracaesio caerulea Katayama, 1934

Japanese snapper (Paracaesio caerulea)

The Japanese snapper (Paracaesio caerulea) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Western Pacific, known only from southern Japan. More recently reported from Taiwan and the Chesterfield Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Eye large. Snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter. Interorbital space convex. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and sides blue becoming whitish or silvery ventrally; the dorsal and caudal fins pale yellow; the other fins whitish or translucent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paracaesio caerulea
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: known only from southern Japan. More recently reported from Taiwan and the Chesterfield Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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