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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Pagrus major

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Sparidae

Genus

Pagrus

Species

Pagrus major

Actinopteri🥩 Carnivore

Red seabream

Pagrus major (Red seabream · マダイ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

1m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

9.7kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Coastal bottoms and reefs of the northwestern Pacific, at depths of 10–200 m

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum weight of 9.7 kg is about the weight of one 10 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
💡 It is a high-grade food fish used in a wide variety of dishes including raw fish, grilled, braised, dried, steamed, and stewed preparations (National List of Species of Korea).
💡 In Japan, it fetches a high price and is served on celebratory occasions such as weddings and festivals (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.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)48

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The red seabream is a red-bodied seabream living on coastal bottoms from south of Hokkaido, Japan, to the South China Sea. The IUCN (2014) assessed it as Least Concern (LC).

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is reddish-brown with a silvery-white belly and glossy blue spots scattered across the upper half. Because body coloration varies greatly by habitat, it is difficult to tell wild and farmed fish apart.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds on crustaceans, fish, polychaete worms, and echinoderms. Juveniles stay in shallow coastal waters and move to depths of 30–200 m after growing for 2–3 years, spawning in May–July.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives in all sea areas around Korea, is caught from spring to autumn, and is also widely farmed.