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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Tubenose

Aulichthys japonicus Brevoort, 1862
Max Length
12.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in vegetated shallow waters. Spawning occurs in early summer. The eggs are laid in the peribranchial cavity of an ascidian.

Scientific Name
Aulichthys japonicus
Authority
Brevoort, 1862
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
12.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Aulichthys
Aulichthys
Species
Tubenose
Aulichthys japonicus

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Tubenose is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Tubenose is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

Deposits eggs in the peribranchial cavity of ascidians.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic. Temperate Northwest Pacific: northern Japan and the eastern Korean Peninsula.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.1

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00302 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
12.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Brevoort, 1862

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