Family : Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) , subfamily: Myripristinae
Order : Beryciformes  (sawbellies)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Brocade perch
Fish Name : Ostichthys japonicus
Max size : 45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2272)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the Andaman Islands, and Australia. Also known from Fiji and Tuvalu (Ref. 12596).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Randall, John E.
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses