🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Japanese leatherjacket
Paramonacanthus nipponensis Kamohara, 1939
📖 Overview
Inhabits deep muddy substrates from about 30 meters depth, but some individuals were found drifting with large Sargassum rafts over deep water, well away from the shore .
Scientific Name
Paramonacanthus nipponensis
Authority
Kamohara, 1939
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
15 cm
Depth Range
1–30 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Pufferfishes and allies
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae
Genus
Paramonacanthus
Paramonacanthus
Species
Japanese leatherjacket
Paramonacanthus nipponensis
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Japanese leatherjacket is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Japanese leatherjacket 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; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m . Tropical East China Sea.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.2±0.3
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0195 × L2.93
(TL)
Max TL
15cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kamohara, 1939
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