Okinawa seabream (Acanthopagrus sivicolus)

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus sivicolus Akazaki, 1962

Okinawa seabream (Acanthopagrus sivicolus)

The Okinawa seabream (Acanthopagrus sivicolus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, endemic to the Ryukyu Islands including the Amami Islands in Japan.

Biology

Young individuals are frequently found in brackish waters. Commercially cultured in Japan.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthopagrus sivicolus
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: endemic to the Ryukyu Islands including the Amami Islands in Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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