Lateolabrax japonicus, Japanese seabass : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish

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Lateolabrax japonicus (Cuvier, 1828)

Japanese seabass
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches)
Etymology: Lateolabrax: Greek, latos, a fish of the Nile + Greek, labrax, -akos = a fish (Dicentrarchus labrax) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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Junior synonym Lateolabrax maculatus considered as a valid species reported to be widely distributed (Japan, only in the Ariake Sea and off Nagasaki; China (off all coasts), Taiwan, and Korea (usually off the southern and western coasts) (Ref. 118669)

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; catadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - ? m. Subtropical; 44°N - 15°N, 106°E - 143°E

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Western Pacific: Japan to the South China Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 50 - ? cm
Max length : 102 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 16.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 8.7 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in moving water of inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles may ascend rivers and return to sea to spawn. Protandrous, sex change happens after maturation at age 2 (Ref. 36558). Spawning occurs during winter, in deeper rocky reefs or inshore areas. Predaceous, feeding on zooplankton at an early age and on small fish and shrimps as adults (Ref. 12497). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 559). Family placement uncertain (Ref. 1830). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Males mature at age 2 years, becoming females when older (Ref. 36558). Juveniles may ascend rivers migrating to the sea to spawn (Ref. 36558).

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Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Aquaculture: production; Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 12.7 - 26.3, mean 22.4 °C (based on 180 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00885 - 0.01792), b=3.02 (2.92 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14-0.2; tm=2; Fec=1,726,242).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 16.5 [8.1, 32.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.471 [0.277, 0.738] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [19.0, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.212 [0.131, 0.340] g/100g; Selenium = 24.4 [12.4, 44.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.7 [8.1, 76.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.756 [0.525, 1.096] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.