Issue
Junior synonym Girella melanichthys (Richardson, 1846) is cosidered as a valid species according to Ref. 114976. Corresponding species summary page will be created.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 40°N - 6°N, 111°E - 142°E
Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido southward (except the Ryukyu Islands) to Japan, Taiwan and the East China Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 39 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Inhabits rocky reefs in coastal areas (Ref. 9137). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yagishita, N. and T. Nakabo, 2000. Revision of the genus Girella (Girellidae) from East Asia. Ichthyol. Res. 47(2):119-135. (Ref. 36349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 17.2 - 26.7, mean 22.4 °C (based on 243 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.01273 - 0.01974), b=3.12 (3.05 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=13; k=0.99).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 11.2 [5.6, 19.7] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.211 [0.119, 0.350] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.2 [18.0, 20.3] % ; Omega3 = 0.274 [0.155, 0.490] g/100g ; Selenium = 9.79 [4.53, 22.22] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 23.6 [5.4, 98.0] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.577 [0.365, 0.899] mg/100g (wet weight);