Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Oplegnathus Higher classification Oplegnathus | Phylum Chordata Family Oplegnathidae Scientific name Oplegnathus fasciatus Rank Species | |
Similar Smallscale blackfish, Japanese black porgy, Pagrus major, Threeline grunt, Sebastes inermis | ||
striped beakfish oplegnathus fasciatus
Oplegnathus fasciatus, the barred knifejaw or striped beakfish, is a species of knifejaw native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, though there are a smattering of records from other localities in the eastern Pacific such as Hawaii and Chile. It is an inhabitant of rocky reefs and occurs at depths of from 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft). Juvenile members of this species can be found with patches of drifting seaweed. This species can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL with the greatest recorded weight for this species of 6.4 kilograms (14 lb). The color pattern consists of light and dark vertical bars from which it derives its name. It has been recorded as feeding on hard-shelled invertebrates such as crustaceans and molluscs. It is a commercially important species and is also farmed. It is also sought after as a game fish.
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A striped beakfish is the surviving specimen of five striped beakfish that endured more than two years in the partially submerged hull of the Japanese boat Sai-shou-maru.
striped beakfish oplegnathus fasciatus
