Miichthys miiuy (Basilewsky, 1855)
Mi-iuy croaker
Miichthys miiuy
photo by Shao, K.T.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  73.8 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,760.8 g
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 15 - 100 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: western Japan to the East China Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 2113), with mud to sandy mud bottoms. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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