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Dentex tumifrons  (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Yellowback seabream
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2115)

Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 15 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 346 m (Ref. 75154)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 45°N - 22°N, 114°E - 146°E

Distribution

Western Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and south to Macau, China; a single specimen from Bali, Indonesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Under Evynnis, this species is chracterized by the following set of characters: D XII,10, with the first and second spines considerably shorter than third and fourth spines which are extended, and the third dorsal fin spine less than 2 time in fifth dorsal fin spine; A III,9; pectoral fin rays usually 15; scales on preopercular flange absent; body depth relatively lower, standard length/body depth over 2.1; when fresh, with scattered cobalt blue spotted markings on side; teeth on vomer usually present (Ref. 75039).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits muddy and muddy-sandy bottoms. Feeds on a wide range of benthic invertebrates and on fish. Two spawning seasons, early summer and autumn. Utilized for human consumption especially in the East China Sea where it is caught mostly by trawlers. An important food fish.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.8   ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25-0.37)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium