Amamiichthys matsubarai, Japanese blue-spotted seabream

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Amamiichthys matsubarai (Akazaki, 1962)

Japanese blue-spotted seabream
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Amamiichthys: The name reflects the extremely limited distribution of the type species, which is known only from Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Eponymy: Dr Kiyomatsu Matsubara (1907–1968) was originally called Kiyomatsu Sakamoto but on marrying he took his wife’s name as the family surname. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina bentopelagisk. Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Japan.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 559)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8; Ryggkotor: 24. Distinguished by the following set of characters: D XII,10, with the first and second dorsal-fin spines very short and the third and fourth (usually) dorsal-fin spines extremely elongated and filamentous; A III, 8; 56-61 pored lateral-line scales; absence of scales on preopercular flange; colour of head and body uniformly pinkish, with upper body having small distinct blue spots (sometimes overlapping pairs); without black margin on caudal fin (Ref. 104925).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Important food fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Tanaka, F. and Y. Iwatsuki, 2015. Amamiichthys, a new genus for the sparid fish Cheimerius matsubarai Akazaki 1962, and redescription of the species, with designation of a neotype. Zootaxa 4007(2):195-206. (Ref. 104925)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(v)+2ab(v)); Date assessed: 04 December 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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Internet-källor

AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Släkte, Arter | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | Nationella databaser | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, sök | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00983 - 0.04439), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100). 🛈