Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)

Longfinned bullseye

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Priacanthidae
Synonyms	Priacanthus japonicus, Priacanthus alticlarens, Priacanthus macropterus, ... more
Common names	Longfin bigeye, Deepwater bullseye, Bulleye, ... more

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Main reference

Starnes, W.C. 1988. (Ref. 5403)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 68.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 2,080 g (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 5403)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 40 - 400 m (Ref. 9335), usually 165 - 200 m (Ref. 9335)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 41°N - 41°S

Circumglobal in tropical and tropically influenced seas. Indo-Pacific: South Africa to the central Pacific islands, north to Japan and Korea, south to southeastern Australia. Eastern Pacific: Baja California to Peru. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada (Ref. 47377) and New Jersey, USA to probably Argentina (Ref. 11441). Abundant at St. Helena but no substantiated records in eastern Atlantic from the African coastal region or the Canary Islands. Often misidentified as Cookeolus boops, a junior synonym of Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Ref. 11441).
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Short description

Last (10th) dorsal spine twice the length of the second (Ref. 48635).

Found on hard bottoms to a depth of about 400 m and reported to be moderately common at depths of 165 to 260 m in association with rocky holes and ledges; preferably with rich invertebrate growth such as sponges and soft corals (Ref. 48635). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Juveniles pelagic (Ref. 9335, 9563). Feed on pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 9335). Probably spawns in the Caribbean from May to September.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=9)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Casal, Christine Marie V.

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