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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Zoarces Gillii

Zoarces gillii Jordan & Starks, 1905
Max Length
45.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
63.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Zoarces Gillii (Zoarces gillii), first described by Jordan & Starks, 1905 is a large fish in the family Zoarcidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 45.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Zoarces gillii
Authority
Jordan & Starks, 1905
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
45.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
63.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Zoarces Gillii is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Zoarces Gillii is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Viviparous 📦 Batch Spawner 🤰 Viviparous
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
Internal

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal. Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan to eastern Korea; also from the Yellow Sea to the southern part of Po Hai.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00141 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
45.1cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Very low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
63.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Starks, 1905

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