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Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Japanese meagre
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Oman country information

Common names: Shmahi, Yanam
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Gulf of Oman (Ref. 11441). Also Ref. 186, 6365.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Argyrosomus: Greek, argyros = silvered, silver + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

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

marien; brak water benthopelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 40°N - 39°S, 18°E - 155°E

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Indo-West Pacific: African southeast coast from Cape of Good Hope to southern Mozambique; northern Indian Ocean off Pakistan and northwest coast of India; northern Pacific from southern Korea and Japan, along the Chinese coast to Hong Kong; in Australia along the entire southern seaboard from North West Cape (north of Shark Bay) in Western Australia to the Burnett River (north of Brisbane) in Queensland.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 100.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 181 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 11025); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 75.0 kg (Ref. 11025)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 10 - 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 25 - 30; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 7; Wervels: 25. In life, silvery grey becoming darker above and lighter below. Dorsal surface with a bluish bronze sheen that may become coppery on head. Preserved specimens vary in color according to treatment; usually grey but sometimes brown; darker above and lighter below (Ref 11025).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Adult fish found mainly near shore beyond the surf zone, occasionally going inshore. Juveniles exclusively found inshore. Juveniles recruit to estuaries at about 30 cm TL. An important food fish (Ref. 11025).

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Griffiths, M.H. and P.C. Heemstra, 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyol. Bull., J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. No. 65, 40 p. (Ref. 11025)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Bedreigd (EN) (A2bd); Date assessed: 26 September 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel; Aquacultuur: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 16.7 - 27.8, mean 25.3 (based on 600 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00536 - 0.01781), b=3.07 (2.92 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (tm=6; tmax=40; K=0.03-0.24; Fec=900,000-1 million).
Prior r = 0.30, 95% CL = 0.20 - 0.45, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Medium.