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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🍽️ Edible 🌡️ Temperate

Chu's croaker

Nibea chui Trewavas, 1971
Max Length
40 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Typical Length
25 cm
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Inhabits coastal waters. A schooling, seasonal, migratory species living off sea-bed. Feeds mainly on invertebrates.

Scientific Name
Nibea chui
Authority
Trewavas, 1971
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
40 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Chu's croaker is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Chu's croaker 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; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Chinese, Korean and Japanese waters.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.5±0.41
🐠 Schooling
Food Items

invertebrates

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00575 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
40cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
31.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Trewavas, 1971

🍽️ Edibility & Flavour

"Nibea Chui 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 Chu's croaker is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.

🔬 Mercury Safety

Mercury data for Chu's croaker 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

🔬 Full Nutritional Profile

Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (lean white fish average)

Proximate Composition
Energy90 kcal
Moisture80 %
Protein18 %
Total Fat1.2 %
Ash1.2 %
Fatty Acids (g)
Saturated Fat0.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.4 g
Omega-3 Total0.3 g
EPA0.08 g
DHA0.15 g
Omega-6 Total0.05 g
Key Minerals & Vitamins
Calcium18 mg
Iron0.4 mg
Magnesium30 mg
Phosphorus200 mg
Potassium380 mg
Sodium60 mg
Zinc0.4 mg
Selenium30 µg
Vitamin B60.3 mg
Vitamin B121 µg

📊 Population Dynamics

Year Region Index Notes
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