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Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Ditrema: Greek, di = two + Greek, trema = hole (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858) was a Dutch zoologist, illustrator and collector. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Issue
More genetic evidence is needed to consider Ditrema temminckii pacificum Katafuchi & Nakabo, 2007 a separate species. Morphological details are given in the original description (Ref. 76763), and some genetic evidence in a wider study (Ref. 123766).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea Rep, and the Yellow Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); max. published weight: 144.20 g (Ref. 121534)
Adults occur in sandy bottoms and rocky areas (Ref. 76763); also in areas with Sargassum (Ref. 559). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Viviparous with 13 embryos. Young are born between May and June (Ref. 559). Female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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