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Common names: Ma-aji
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: commercial | Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in southern Japan (Ref. 559) (including Shirahama (Ref. 37690)), and off Ishima Island, Tokushima Prefecture (Ref. 38029). Also Ref. 11230, 50311.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Trachurus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 0 - 275 m (Ref. 54927), usually 50 - 275 m (Ref. 54927). Tropical; 46°N - 13°N, 105°E - 148°E

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, Korean Peninsula to the East China Sea. Pacific Ocean off the coast of southeast Asia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: L_m 19.0, range 18 - 20 cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 56557); common length : 35.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 56557); max. veröff. Gewicht: 660.00 g (Ref. 40637); max. veröff. Alter: 12 Jahre (Ref. 56557)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 30 - 35; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 26 - 30; Wirbelzahl: 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Hauptreferenz Upload your references | Referenzen | Koordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Partner

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

Gefährdung zunehmend (NT) (A2bd); Date assessed: 20 July 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)