Striped giant seabass

Stereolepis doederleini

Seabass from Northwest Pacific

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Fusiform
Large

Stereolepis doedereini, the striped jewfish, is a marine ray-finned fish in the family Stereolepididae. It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off Japan, Korea and the Far East of Russia. The adults can grow to a maximum total length of 210 centimetres (6.9 ft) and a maximum weight of 84 kilograms (185 lb).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Stereolepididae
Genus: Stereolepis
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan, Russia (Ref. 27683 ) and South Korea (Ref. 49924 ).

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