Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sparidae

Genus: Acanthopagrus

Species: Acanthopagrus sivicolus Akazaki, 1962

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwest Pacific: endemic to the Ryukyu Islands including the Amami Islands in Japan.

Biology

Young individuals are frequently found in brackish waters (Ref. 637). Commercially cultured in Japan.

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless