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Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877) Yellow croaker |
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photo by
Yau, B. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 189.8 g; max. reported age: 23 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 120 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Yellow and East China seas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-36; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 28-30. Body gold when fresh. Soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins mostly covered with scales. Posterior part of pectoral fin not black. Anal soft rays usually 9 (Ref. 41299). | |||
| Biology: | Found in the sublittoral zone above 120 m in sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||