黃鰭棘鯛 Acanthopagrus latus

黃鰭棘鯛 Acanthopagrus latus

中文俗名:

黃鰭鯛、黃鰭、赤翅仔、赤翅、花身、鏡鯛。

 

英文俗名:

Yellow-finned black porgy; Yellow fin seabream; Yellow seabream; Yellow sea bream; Yellowfin seabream; Japanese silver bream.

 

形態特徵:

體高而側扁，體呈橢圓形，背緣隆起，腹緣圓鈍。頭中大，前端尖。口端位；上下頜約等長；上頜前端具圓錐齒2-3對，兩側具臼齒4列，下頜前端具圓錐齒2-3對，兩側具臼齒3列；鋤骨、腭骨及舌面皆無齒。體被薄櫛鱗，背鰭及臀鰭基部均具鱗鞘，基底被鱗；側線完整，側線至硬棘背鰭基底之間有3.5列鱗。

背鰭單一，硬棘部及軟條部間無明顯缺刻，硬棘強，第IV或V棘最長；臀鰭小，與背鰭鰭條部同形，第II棘強大；胸鰭中長，長於腹鰭；尾鰭叉形。體灰白至淡色，體側具金黃色之點狀縱帶；鰓蓋具黑色緣；側線起點及胸鰭腋部各有一黑點。背鰭灰色至透明無色；胸鰭、腹鰭及臀鰭在魚體新鮮時會呈現鮮黃色，有時在鰭膜間具黑紋；尾鰭灰色具暗色緣，下葉具黃色光澤。

 

棲所生態:

主要棲息在泥地或砂質底地形之陸棚或沿岸海域，最大深度可達50公尺左右，亦會進入河口或淡水域中。幼魚時期棲息在灣內平緩之半淡鹹水域。以多毛類、軟體動物、甲殼類、棘皮動物及其他小魚為主食。

 

地理分布:

分布於印度-西太平洋區，西起波斯灣，東至菲律賓，北至日本，南至澳洲。臺灣於北部、東北部及西部較為常見。

 

外觀相片(Photo-Acanthopagrus latus):

 

 

 

 

Scientific Name:

Acanthopagrus latus

 

Common Name:

Yellow-finned black porgy; Yellow fin seabream; Yellow seabream; Yellow sea bream; Yellowfin seabream; Japanese silver bream.

 

Characteristic:

Dorsal fin with XI spines, 4th and 5th lonest. Anal fin with VIII-IX spines, small, 2nd strongest. Coudal fin forked. Body white grey to light. Bodyside golden spot band. Dorsal fin grey to transparent. Pectoral fin, pelvic fin, and Anal fin yellow when they are fresh, sometimes fin membrance with black stripe. Caudal fin grey with dark edge. Lower side with shinning yellow.

 

Habitats:

Occur in shallow coastal waters and enters river mouths and estuaries. Schooling species; often feeds on tidal flats. Feed mainly on echinoderms, worms, crustaceans and mollusks. Mainly exploited by artisanal fisheries. Sold fresh in markets. Used in Chin.

 

Distribution:

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and along the coast of India eastward to the Philippines, northward to Japan and southward to Australia. Also recorded from the Gulf of Tadjourah, Djibouti.