Japan country information

Common names: Hirasaba, Honsaba, Masaba
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Spawn near Izu Is. in winter/spring, move northwards to northern Honshu for feeding in summer/autumn, then southwards to mid-Honshu for wintering (Ref. 39882). Also Ref. 168, 11230.
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

Pacific chub mackerel, Maquereau espagnol pacifique, Estornino del Pacífico, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomber: Greek, skombros = tunny or mackerel, 1623 (Ref. 45335); japonicus: Named after Japan, its type locality (Ref. 6885).

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

समुद्री; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 0 - 300 m (Ref. 168), usually 50 - 200 m (Ref. 35185). Subtropical; 10°C - 27°C (Ref. 35185); 60°N - 48°S, 116°E - 70°W

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग |
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Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782

Common names from other countries

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