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Acanthopagrus sivicolus Akazaki, 1962

Common Names

  • Okinawa seabream , English , USA
  • Southern black sea bream , English , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • Southern black seabream , English , USA
  • Minami-kurodai , Japanese , Japan
  • 桔鰭棘鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 桔鳍棘鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Sparidae

    Genus: Acanthopagrus

    Species: Acanthopagrus sivicolus Akazaki, 1962

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • 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