Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)
Yellow croaker
Larimichthys polyactis
photo by Yau, B.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  40 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 189.8 g; max. reported age: 23 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 120 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Yellow and East China seas.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-36; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 28-30. Body gold when fresh. Soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins mostly covered with scales. Posterior part of pectoral fin not black. Anal soft rays usually 9 (Ref. 41299).
Biology:  Found in the sublittoral zone above 120 m in sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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