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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Apsilinae
Etymology: Paracaesio: Greek, para = the side of + Latin, caesium = bluish grey (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 355 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical; 37°N - 29°N, 126°E - 142°E (Ref. 55)

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Western Pacific: known only from southern Japan. More recently reported from Taiwan (Ref. 5193) and the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55)

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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.

Adults occur over rocky bottoms at depths exceeding 100 m. An important foodfish. Marketed fresh.

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Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00579 - 0.02736), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 70.5 [26.2, 153.7] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.13 [0.60, 2.15] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.5 [16.6, 20.2] % ; Omega3 = 0.386 [0.237, 0.641] g/100g ; Selenium = 35.7 [19.1, 72.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 17.4 [5.3, 63.9] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.662 [0.438, 0.984] mg/100g (wet weight);

Paracaesio caerulea (Katayama, 1934)