Taiwan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2000
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from southern (commonly found in Nanwan) (Ref. 43538) and northern (abundantly found in Shihman and commonly in Yehliu (Ref. 43538); also from Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung and Chang-hwa) Taiwan, and Peng-hu (Ref. 43515). Also Ref. 559, 55073.
National Checklist: Taiwan
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kuo, S.-R. and K.-T. Shao, 1999
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Ставрида японская, Chinchard du Japon, Jurel japonés, ... more

Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); max. published weight: 660.00 g (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 56557)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 18 - 20 cm

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 275 m (Ref. 54927), usually 50 - 275 m (Ref. 54927)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 29°N, 129°E - 148°E (Ref. 54927)

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, Korean Peninsula to the East China Sea. Pacific Ocean off the coast of southeast Asia.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-35; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 26 - 30; Vertebrae: 24. Species with no finlets and the entire lateral line with scutes (69-73) (Ref. 41299).

Adults occur on continental waters (Ref. 41299). Pelagic (Ref. 52947). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: 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)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14-0.38; tmax=6)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Trachurus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)