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Johnius distinctus (Tanaka, 1916) |
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photo by
Lai, N.-W. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-31; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. Swim bladder hammer-shaped with a series of arborescent appendages along its sides. Lower jaw with a row of enlarged teeth. Jaws short. Last pleural rib on the 11th vertebra. | |||
| Biology: | Found in muddy and sandy-muddy bottoms (Ref. 43239). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||