Pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 30 - ? m
Temperate; 34°N - 17°S
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Yellow Sea, Pohai Sea, Japan Sea, and the Pacific coast of Japan, extending north to Sakhalin and to Preobrazheniye Bight and Vladivostok in the Gulf of Peter the Great. Recorded from the lower part of the Yangtze River in China. Occurrence of this species south to the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan needs verification.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 59 - 63. Anterior branch of its preorbital canal curved forward at an angle of about 90°. Predorsal scales 66-81; vertebrae 59-63; pectoral fin rays 12-14, usually 13. Lower jaw shorter than head length.
Biology
Common in inshore waters. Occurs in the lower part of the Yangtze River in China. Forms small schools and feed mainly on zooplankton. Meat delicious. Also caught with dip nets. Used in Chinese medicine.
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Japansk halvnæb Danish Denmark
Halfbeak fish English UK
Japanese halfbeak English Former USSR
Japanese halfbeak English Russian Fed
Japanese halfbeak English UK
Japanese needlefish English UK
Alakoon Estonian Estonia
Japaninnokkakala Finnish Finland
Demi-bec French France
Demi-bec du Japon French France
Sayori Japanese Japan
학공치 Korean Korea Rep
Hak-kong-ch'i Korean Korea Rep
日本下鱵魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
日本下鱵鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Rì ben zhen Mandarin Chinese China Main
Sha shì xià zhen Mandarin Chinese China Main
Zhen yú Mandarin Chinese China Main
Póldziobiec japonski Polish Poland
Meia-agulha-do-Japão Portuguese Portugal
полурыл японский Russian Russian Fed
Yaponskii poluryl Russian Former USSR
Agujeta del Japón Spanish Spain
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