Scientific Name
Pagrus major  
Pronounce  
Pagrus major真鯛
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Depth 10 - 200M
Chinese 真鯛 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鯛科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F378 Sparidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 真赤鯛(真鯛) 
Max Length 100 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 嘉鱲魚、正鯛、加臘、加蚋、加魶、真鯛、加幾魚、銅盆魚、棘鬣魚 
Distribution in World Japan to South China Sea   Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North、North East、PonFu 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Java 
Synonyms Chrysophrys major, Pagrosomus major, Pagus major, Sparus major   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Fishbase( 2002)  Akazaki, M. etc. 1977 Noda, E. etc. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳康青 1996 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0055236. ASIZP0055263. ASIZP0055427. ASIZP0060972. ASIZP0062815. ASIZP0066680. ASIZP0069727. ASIZP0072801. ASIZP0074988. ASIZP0076176. ASIZP0700184. ASIZP0801754. ASIZP0803221. ASIZP0805472. ASIZP0900018. ASIZP0911754. ASIZP0913221. ASIZP0915472. FRIP00121. FRIP01119. FRIP01309. FRIP20543. MTP0176. NMMBP04759. NMMBP05023. NMMBP05024. NMMBP05025. NMMSTP00335. NTMP1332. NTUM04327.  
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Common Name Red seabream; Red tail; Red porgy; Silver seabream; Red sea bream; Red pargo; Genuine porgy; Japanese seabream; Madai; Japanese porgy 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal fin with XII spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and with 8 soft rays. Caudal fin forked. Body with many bluish dots when fresh. Shallow body, body depth 2 or more in SL. Transverse scales 6.5-7.5. All spines of dorsal fin tough and not elongated. Posterior margin of caudal fin black, lower margin white.
habitats Occurs from 10 to 50 m depths, often on rough grounds, but also on softer bottoms. Also inhabits reefs. Adults migrate into shallower parts of their depth range to spawn in late spring and summer; juveniles occur mainly in the shallower areas. It is a pop 
Distribution Northwest Pacific: northeastern part of South China Sea (Philippines excluded) northward to Japan 
Utility highly commercial species; aquaculture species; aquarium species.