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Stereolepididae (Giant seabasses)
Etymology: Stereolepis: Greek, stereos = dense + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein (1855–1936) was a zoologist and palaeontologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 400 - 600 m (Ref. 559). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Russia (Ref. 27683) and South Korea (Ref. 49924).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); max. published weight: 84.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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