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Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Horsehead tilefish
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Korea (South) country information

Common names: Ok-tom, 옥돔
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kim, I.S., Y. Choi, C.L. Lee, Y.J. Lee, B.J. Kim and J.H. Kim, 2005
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Branchiostegus: Greek, brangchia = gills + Greek, stego = roof, to cover (Ref. 45335).

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 30 - 200 m (Ref. 8991).   Tropical; 40°N - 15°N, 105°E - 144°E

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Western Pacific: Central Honshu to the South China Sea. Also reported as far south as the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 21 - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); common length : 35.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9137); publicerad maxvikt: 1.3 kg (Ref. 40637); rapporterad maxålder: 12 år (Ref. 5878)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in the sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Most common of Japanese tilefishes (Ref. 559).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78. (Ref. 8991)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 January 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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