Miichthys miiuy (Basilewsky, 1855)
Mi-iuy croaker
Miichthys miiuy
photo by Shao, K.T.

 Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
 Max. size:  70 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 15 - 100 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: western Japan to the East China Sea.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 2113), with mud to sandy mud bottoms. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 25.07.91
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 15.07.13
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 25.08.94

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