🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Kaupichthys Japonicus
Kaupichthys japonicus Matsubara & Asano, 1960
📖 Overview
Specimens collected in a pool surrounded by coral heads with fine sandy bottom. Apparently spawns in the summer .
Scientific Name
Kaupichthys japonicus
Authority
Matsubara & Asano, 1960
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
23.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Chlopsidae
Chlopsidae
Genus
Kaupichthys
Kaupichthys
Species
Kaupichthys Japonicus
Kaupichthys japonicus
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 109. : eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Kaupichthys Japonicus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical South China Sea.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00102 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
23.8cm
Vertebrae
109
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Matsubara & Asano, 1960
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