Trachurus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Japanese jack mackerel
Trachurus japonicus
photo by Shao, K.T.

 Family:  Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Caranginae
 Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 660.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years
 Environment:  pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 275 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, Korean Peninsula to the East China Sea. Pacific Ocean off the coast of southeast Asia.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-35; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 26-30; Vertebrae: 24-24. Species with no finlets and the entire lateral line with scutes (69-73) (Ref. 41299).
 Biology:  Adults occur on continental waters (Ref. 41299). Pelagic (Ref. 52947). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 12.07.13
 Checked by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 11.08.94

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