| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 189.8 g; max. reported age: 23 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 120 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Yellow and East China seas. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-36; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 28-30. Body gold when fresh. Soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins mostly covered with scales. Posterior part of pectoral fin not black. Anal soft rays usually 9 (Ref. 41299). |
| Biology: |
Found in the sublittoral zone above 120 m in sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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