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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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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

Red tilefish, Horse-head fish, Horse head, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 30 - 200 m (Ref. 8991).   Tropical; 40°N - 15°N, 105°E - 144°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 21 - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9137); peso máximo publicado: 1.3 kg (Ref. 40637); edad máxima reportada: 12 años (Ref. 5878)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. 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 | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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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)

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