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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Belalang

Lepidotrigla japonica Bleeker, 1854
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
40–115 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Belalang (Lepidotrigla japonica), first described by Bleeker, 1854 is a medium-sized fish in the family Triglidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 20.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 40 to 115 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Lepidotrigla japonica
Authority
Bleeker, 1854
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
20 cm
Depth Range
40–115 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Belalang is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Belalang 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; demersal; depth range 40 - 115 m . Tropical East and South China seas and Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00851 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Bleeker, 1854

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Belalang · Longwing searobin
🇯🇵Japanese Togekanagashira · トゲカナガシラ
🇷🇺Russian Японская тригла

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Prionotus japonicus Bleeker 1854 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .

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