Scientific Name
Hime japonica

Common Name
Japanese thread-sail fish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 42 - 43. Diameter of orbit equal to or greater than length of snout. Fourth dorsal fin ray longest, but not elongated into a filament. In males, anterior part of dorsal fin with a large reddish blotch and a yellowish band on anal fin.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1877

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Aulopus (Aulopidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific Ocean

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Japan, Philippines, and the Hawaiian Islands. Reported more recently from Taiwan (Ref. 5193) and the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

85 m

Depth To - meters

510 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 85 - 510 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.98 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

22.3 cm

Common Length

15.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5322 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (17 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1-3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated