Review of the Japanese records of an endangered grouper, Epinephelus tukula, with comments on its population status (Teleostei, Serranidae)
| Autor: | Atsunobu Murase, Ryohei Miki, Masaaki Wada, Masahide Itou, Hiroyuki Motomura, Hiroshi Senou |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | ZooKeys, Vol 772, Iss , Pp 153-163 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1313-2970 1313-2989 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.772.24374 |
| Popis: | The Potato Grouper, Epinephelus tukula, is relatively rare worldwide. Records from the northernmost part of its range (Japan) have been few, resulting in a “Critically Endangered” listing on the Red List for Japan. The Japanese records were revised by examining literature, new specimens, photographs, and the internet, and a continuous distribution pattern from the tropical Ryukyu Islands (including adult individuals) to temperate regions affected by the Kuroshio Current were delineated; this suggests the species inhabits tropical Japan and can spread to temperate regions via the warm current. The species possibly reproduces in Japanese waters but further reproductive ecology research is required. |
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