Biology:Mi-iuy croaker

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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish

Mi-iuy croaker
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Miichthys
S.-Y. Lin, 1938
Species:
M. miiuy
Binomial name
Miichthys miiuy
(Basilewsky, 1855)
Synonyms[2]
  • Nibea imbricata Sciaena miiuy
  • Basilewsky, 1855 (Basilewsky, 1855)
  • Matsubara, 1937 Miichthys imbricatus
  • Otolithus fauvelii (Matsubara, 1937)
  • Argyrosomus miiuy Peters, 1881

The mi-iuy croaker (Miichthys miiuy; Chinese: 米魚/鮸; pinyin: mǐyú/miǎn), or brown croaker, is a species marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers.

Etymology

The English common name, the generic name and the specific epithet are all derived from the Chinese common name 米魚; mǐyú.

Distribution and habitat

This demersal fish occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean from western Japan to the East China Sea, where it is found in coastal waters over sand and mud substrates.

Relationship with humans

It is used in traditional Chinese medicine[2] and as a food fish.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cheng, J.-H.; Liu, M.; Nguyen Van, Q.; Sasaki, K.; Hoshino, K.; Sakai, T.; Santos, M.; Yang, C.-H. et al. (2020). "Miichthys miiuy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T49186498A49224912.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49186498/49224912. Retrieved 1 June 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Miichthys miiuy" in FishBase. February 2023 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2749960 entry