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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🍽️ Edible 🌡️ Temperate

シマイタチウオ

Neobythites stigmosus Machida, 1984
Max Length
18 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
160–300 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Common species . Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass . Found in markets .

Scientific Name
Neobythites stigmosus
Authority
Machida, 1984
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
18 cm
Depth Range
160–300 m
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes
Family
Ophidiidae
Ophidiidae
Genus
Neobythites
Neobythites
Species
シマイタチウオ
Neobythites stigmosus

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 102 - 106; Anal soft rays: 86 - 87; Vertebrae: 58 - 60. Developed gill raker 10-12. Head and body covered with scales. Operculum with a sharp strong spine and preoperculum with 2 spinules at the lower angle .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for シマイタチウオ is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for シマイタチウオ is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for シマイタチウオ is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 160 - 300 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan to Taiwan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.67

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0038 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
18cm
Dorsal Rays
104
Anal Rays
87
Vertebrae
59

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
23.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Machida, 1984

🍽️ Edibility & Flavour

"シマイタチウオ is an edible species."

✗ Not for Raw
✓ Fresh Indicators
  • Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
  • Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
  • Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
  • Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
  • Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
✗ Avoid If
  • Cloudy or sunken eyes
  • Strong fishy or ammonia odour
  • Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
  • Discoloured or dry flesh
Best Cooking Methods
Baking Grilling Pan-frying

Nutrition

Detailed nutritional data for シマイタチウオ is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.

🔬 Mercury Safety

Mercury data for シマイタチウオ has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.

🌿 Sustainability

Best Choice
Healthy stocks, low impact
Good Alternative
Well-managed, minor concerns
Use Caution
Check sourcing and season
Avoid
Overfished or high impact

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hrujovnice tečkovaná
🇯🇵Japanese Shimaitachiuo · シマイタチウオ
🇨🇳Chinese 多斑新鼬魚 · 多斑新鼬鳚 · 斑新鼬魚 · 鼬魚

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

Occurrence density from GBIF View GBIF records ↗

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