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Black scraper
Thamnaconus modestus (Black scraper · ウマヅラハギ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 It is used to make "Jwipo" (Korean seasoned dried filefish jerky) and is also used for dried fish, raw fish, braised dishes, and grilled dishes.
- 💡 Because filefishes eat jellyfish tentacles, it has drawn attention as a fish that can help reduce jellyfish blooms in the South and Yellow Seas.
- 💡 A body length of about 24 cm is slightly longer than the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).
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.
📖 1. Overview
The black scraper is a laterally flattened, elongated oval marine fish occurring along all coasts of Korea.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is a laterally flattened, elongated oval with a relatively long snout and a small mouth. The first dorsal fin consists of a single spine, the body is grayish-brown with blackish-brown blotches, and the fins are grayish-blue.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on plankton, attached organisms, and bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Its spawning season is from April to July, and young fish shelter among drifting seaweed.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
The National List of Species of Korea states that it occurs along all coasts of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2019) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75556671/75556747
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 5635N
- • iucnredlist.org — 75556747
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000059369 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000059369
- • wikidata.org — Q2099848
- • fishbase.se — Thamnaconus-modestus.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — list
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Emily Troyer · CC BY 4.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Aluterus shigensis)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.