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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Bembras Japonica

Bembras japonica Cuvier, 1829
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
80–230 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found in the continental shelf . Inhabit sand or sandy mud bottoms . Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present .

Scientific Name
Bembras japonica
Authority
Cuvier, 1829
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
30 cm
Depth Range
80–230 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Head depressed. Body without large scute-like spines. Infraorbital bones forming a strong ridge, confluent with uppermost preopercular spine and having 4-6 spines. Ratio of pectoral-fin length to caudal fin length 0.88 to 1.05 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bembras Japonica is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Bembras Japonica is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Bembras Japonica is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 230 m . Temperate West Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.8±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
30cm
Anal Rays
14

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Cuvier, 1829

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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