Pseudaspius brandtii (Dybowski, 1872)
Pacific redfin
Eastern redfin,  Far Eastern ide,  Pacific redfin,  мелкочешуйная красноперка-угай
Pseudaspius brandtii
photo by Senou, H.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pseudaspininae
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 10 years
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, anadromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast from the Shantars to Korea and southward to 34°N, in rivers of Sakhalin and Japan, as well as on the Iturup and Kunashir islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Spawns from May to September. Spent adults descend to sea after spawning. Immature specimens occur in the mouths of rivers the whole year round; the young descend to the sea upon attaining a length of 7-9 cm (Ref. 1441).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 April 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Occurs in the Shantars and in the rivers of Sakhalin (Ref. 26334). Found also in the basins of the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681). Is an important fishery item in the basin of Peter the Great Bay (Ref. 1441). nEurRus


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