Hypomesus japonicus
| Hypomesus japonicus, | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Hypomesus |
| Species: | H. japonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856)
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Hypomesus japonicus is a coastal fish species of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Korean Peninsula and northern Japan to the Kuril Islands and Peter the Great Bay.[1][2]
Size[]
The average length of an unsexed male is about 25 centimeters, and the average weight is about 158 grams.[3]
Biology[]
The oldest reported age that a Hypomesus japonicus has lived to be is about 8 years old.[3] The common name of the Hypomesus japonicus is the Japanese smelt.[2] The Hypomesus japonicus spawning occurs in the month of May on beaches.[4]
Location[]
Hypomesus japonicus is found in a temperate climate and in a freshwater and marine environment. This species is recorded to be found in the following areas:
- Northwest Pacific
- Korean Peninsula
- Northern Japan
- Kuril Islands
- Peter the Great Bay
- Russia[3]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Hypomesus japonicus" in FishBase. November 2010 version.
- ^ a b "Hypomesus japonicus Japanese smelt". Animal Diversity. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Hypomesus japonicus". FishBase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Hypomesus japonicus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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- Hypomesus
- Taxa named by J. Carson Brevoort
- Fish described in 1856
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