Hong Kong country information

Common names: Threadsail filefish, Treadsail filefish, 沙鯭
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
Importance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Sharp Island, Hoi Ha Wan, Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637); and Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 129329). Juveniles were also reported from Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). The species was observed on 11 to 100 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). Sold in live fish markets (Ref. 125552). Also Ref. 125586, 128523.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://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:

Common names from other countries

冠鳞单棘鲀, Thread-sail filefish, Treadsail filefish, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Stephanolepis: Greek, stephanos = crown + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 32°N - 23°N

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Hokkaido to the East China Sea.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 56557); peso máximo publicado: 77.70 g (Ref. 124713)

Commercially cultured in Japan. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Hutchins, Barry | Colaboradores

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)