Mi-iuy croaker
| Mi-iuy croaker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Miichthys S.-Y. Lin, 1938 |
| Species: | M. miiuy |
| Binomial name | |
| Miichthys miiuy (Basilewsky, 1855) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
The Mi-iuy croaker (Miichthys miiuy), or brown croaker, is a species marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This demersal fish is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean from western Japan to the East China Sea where it is found in coastal waters over sand and mud substrates. It is used in Traditional Chinese medicine[2] and as a food fish.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cheng, J.-H.; Liu, M.; Nguyen Van, Q.; Sasaki, K.; Hoshino, K.; Sakai, T.; Santos, M.; Yang, C.-H.; Chen, M.-H.; Yeh, H.-M.; Mok, H.-K.; Liu, S.-H.; Seah, Y.G.; Shah, N.H.A. (2020). "Miichthys miiuy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T49186498A49224912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T49186498A49224912.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Miichthys miiuy". FishBase. February 2023 version.