Japanese Beardfish

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 35; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 13 - 17; Vertebrae: 29

Lives in sandy or muddy areas in the Southern Japanese and East China seas (Ref. 9137).

Found in middle to benthic zone with sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230). Also Ref. 58302.

fisheries: commercial