Japanese Seabass is a silver coastal fish from East Asia. Young fish can have small dark spots, while larger fish usually lose them.

Appearance

Appearance
It has a long, silvery body, a bluish gray back, and a large mouth. It can reach about 35 in (90 cm).

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • East Asian coasts
  • estuaries
Range
It lives along the coasts of Korea, Japan, and nearby East Asian waters.

Behavior

Diet
In Korean coastal waters, it eats fish and crustaceans.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction
11 sources
  1. iNaturalist taxon API: Lateolabrax japonicus
  2. 국립해양생물자원관 농어
  3. 가막만과 여자만의 잘피밭에 서식하는 농어 유어
  4. 東京都島しょ農林水産総合センター スズキ
  5. 大阪湾のさかな図鑑 スズキ
  6. Morphological differences between species of the sea bass genus Lateolabrax
  7. 농어 Lateolabrax japonicus의 생식주기
  8. 경상국립대 ScholarWorks 여수 돌산도 농어 식성
  9. 千葉県 三番瀬のスズキ
  10. 국립수산과학원 농어 개요
  11. GBIF Backbone species match for Lateolabrax maculatus
Japanese Seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) — identification, habitat & look-alikes | Moeyo