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Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)

Yellow croaker
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China country information

Common names: Xiǎo huáng guā, Xiǎo huáng yú, Xiǎo xiān
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Two migratory groups identified: the Yellow Sea and Bohai group which overwintered near waters of 36°N, 123°E in winter, then migrated for spawning to Bohai gulfs, Haiyang Islandm Yalv estuary and Haizhou Gulf, after which they feed in the middle of Bohai Sea (August - October) , then migrated again across the Chengshantou towards the wintering gound in the Yellow Sea again. The other one is the Yellow Sea and East China Sea (ECS) group, its wintering ground, influenced by warm currents, located at west of Juje, as well as mid and mid-southern of ECS (Ref. 82832). Also Ref. 117610.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
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

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

Biển Sống nổi và đáy; Ở đại duơng, biển (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu ? - 120 m (Ref. 11230).   Subtropical; 41°N - 22°N, 117°E - 141°E (Ref. 54561)

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