Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4 - 5. Distinguished from A. bartoni by the absence of nasal spine. Attains about 10 cm SL.

Common Names

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Nise-nametokubire , Japanese , Japan

민어치 , Korean , Korea (South)

西洋長體八角魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

西洋长体八角鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Agonidae

Genus: Anoplagonus

Species: Anoplagonus occidentalis Lindberg, 1950

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Northwest Pacific: Japan, Kuril Islands, Sea of Okhotsk, and the Sea of Japan.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal