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Argyrops bleekeri  Oshima, 1927

Taiwan tai
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Argyrops: Greek, argyros = silver, silvered + Gree, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal.   Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: Japan to southeast Asia. Also known from the eastern Indian Ocean.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41299)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms. Important food fish.

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Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition I. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp v-866. (Ref. 41299)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Least Concern (LC) 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: commercial
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