Hong Kong country information

Common names: Kwar wat, Melon seed
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Dominant in catches from depths >180 m in January-March (Ref. 12082). Usually available in the market (Ref. 12075). Also Ref. 12083.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
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Common names from other countries

Stromaté du Japon, Pámpano del Pacífico, Melon seed, ... more

Main reference

Bykov, V.P. 1983. (Ref. 4883)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2272)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 15 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 370 m (Ref. 54713)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 21°C (Ref. 107945); 42°N - 19°N, 111°E - 141°E (Ref. 54713)

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan and the East China Sea. Reported from Hong Kong (Ref. 12083).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-33; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 24 - 28. Body whitish ; in young it is pale brown or blackish brown. Spines of dorsal fin short, not separated from soft-rayed portion (Ref. 41299).

Tasty food fish (Ref. 559).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.28 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm=1)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Psenopsis anomala (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)