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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Osmeriformes
(Freshwater smelts) >
Plecoglossidae
(Ayu fish)
Etymology:
Plecoglossus:
Greek, pleko, plekein = to fold + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on authors:
Temminck
&
Schlegel
.
Issue
All subspecies of
Plecoglossus altivelis
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) are synonymised under the species in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref.
84883
). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref.
51243
); depth range 10 - ? m. Subtropical; 44°N - 23°N
Northwest Pacific: western Hokkaido in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
27.5
, range 30 - 40 cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
12218
); common length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
35840
); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref.
12218
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-11;
Anal
soft rays
: 14 - 15;
Vertebrae
: 60 - 63. Pyloric caeca 350-400.
Typical amphidromous fish; appears in near shore from late autumn to spring (Ref.
11230
). Found in lakes and rivers, preferring clean river water and can be found the entire river long, from the head to the mouth (Ref.
12218
). Ascends the river during March when the temperature is around 10°C (Ref.
12218
). Adults spawn in the spring, in the lower reaches of rivers. After spawning, some adults die while others return to the sea. Larvae enter the sea immediately after hatching and remain there during winter, feeding on plankton. In springtime, the young (5-7 cm TL) move upstream to the middle reaches of rivers to feed on algae. Fish (about 6-9 cm) start schooling at the river mouth and are insectivores and eat algae off small pebbles (Ref.
12218
); this is assisted by small leaf-like teeth which are loosely attached to the jaw with two ligaments (Ref.
45181
). Those that are ready to spawn (about 20 cm TL) move downstream to the lower reaches of the river. Spawning adults from the sea migrate upstream to the lower reaches as well. Some fish spawn two or three years in succession, others only once (Ref. 9987 & 559). River forms live usually only one year whereas lake forms can live two or three years (Ref.
12218
). Reaches maturity at 30-40 cm (Ref.
12218
). Highly esteemed food fish. Marketed fresh and consumed fresh, fried and broiled (Ref.
9987
).
During spawning some fish go up the river and some fish spawn on the river shoreline above pebbles. Spawns at night and excavates a 10cm (diameter or depth?) pit. Eggs are around 1 mm in size and adhere to the sand or pebbles for 14 to 20 days before hatching. This fish is semelparous and releases eggs many times over a short period each time releasing ~10,000 eggs. Sometimes females that want to spawn but cannot, save their strength, and go to a deep stagnant pool. These females wait until spring before going up the river with young fish. After hatching, the larvae are 6 mm and flow with the water current eating plankton. Juvenile fish will come again to the river in spring. These live in schools. When schools of
Plecoglossus altivelis
return to their river they guard their territory and eat food (Ref.
12218
). Reproductive mode varies between semelparity and iteroparity. Large females spawn once, while smaller females spawn twice during a two-week interval (Ref.
76896
).
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
)
Data deficient (DD)
; Date assessed:
03 September 2010
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 13 - 22.6, mean 19.7 °C (based on 42 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00165 - 0.01101), b=3.07 (2.84 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.8 ±0.16 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1; tmax=3; Fec=50,000-100,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 78 [36, 203] mg/100g; Iron = 1.19 [0.62, 2.98] mg/100g; Protein = 16.2 [13.8, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.445 [0.196, 1.234] g/100g; Selenium = 73.2 [35.2, 156.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.44 [1.39, 14.45] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.804 [0.513, 1.253] mg/100g (wet weight);
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