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Mi-iuy croaker
Miichthys miiuy (Mi-iuy croaker · Mi-iuy croaker)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 60–90 cm is about 2/3 to 90% of a 1 m ruler (Comparison).
- 💡 It can be seen in the West Sea and South Sea (National List of Species of Korea).
- 💡 It is a target of commercial fisheries and is also used in Chinese medicine (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The mi-iuy croaker is a large sciaenid fish living near tidal flat bottoms of the West Sea and South Sea. The IUCN (2020) assessed it as Data Deficient (DD).
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is elongated and laterally compressed with a large mouth and a blunt head tip. Its back is dark brown, its belly is glossy white, and its entire body except the lips is covered with scales.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on invertebrates such as shrimp, crabs, and cephalopods, as well as small fish. It spawns in September–October.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives in the West Sea and South Sea of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List DD (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49186498/49224912
- • IUCN Red List category DD — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 6RKQB
- • iucnredlist.org — 49224912
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000058624 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000058624
- • wikidata.org — Q2749960
- • fishbase.se — Miichthys-miiuy.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Ananth Srinivas · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Pogonias cromis)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.