Korea (Republic of) country information

Common names: Nop-ch'i, ??
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the coastal water of Gadeok-do (Ref. 37629), and Suyoung Bay (Ref. 37630). Also Ref. 637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kim, I.S., Y. Choi, C.L. Lee, Y.J. Lee, B.J. Kim and J.H. Kim, 2005
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

牙鲆, Cardeau hirame, Falso halibut del Japón, ... more

Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 103 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 9.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 40 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 200 m (Ref. 11230)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 62°N - 1°N, 99°E - 163°E (Ref. 54698)

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Korean Peninsula to the South China Sea.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-81; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 59 - 61; Vertebrae: 38

Most highly prized of the Japanese flounders.

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 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.62 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3; Fec= 3 million)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (60 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)