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Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Bastard halibut
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Japan country information

Common names: Hirame, Japanese flounder
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Important game fish and fairly common around Honshu (Mark Donachy, pers. comm., 2001). Also Ref. 7306, 8984, 11230, 27683.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cardeau hirame, Falso halibut del Japón, 牙鲆, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Etymology: Paralichthys: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 10 - 200 m (Ref. 11230).   Subtropical; 62°N - 1°N, 99°E - 163°E (Ref. 54698)

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Western Pacific: Japan, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Korean Peninsula to the South China Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 40 - ? cm
Max length : 103 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); publicerad maxvikt: 9.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 77 - 81; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 59 - 61; Ryggkotor: 38.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Most highly prized of the Japanese flounders.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Medarbetare

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiellt viktig; Vattenbruk: kommersiell
FAO(Aquaculture systems: produktion; fiskeri: produktion, species profile; publication : search) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.6 - 25, mean 18.8 (based on 241 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00438 - 0.01441), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.8 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tm=3; Fec= 3 million).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.