''Hypomesus japonicus'' is a coastal fish species of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the

Korean Peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

and northern

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

to the

Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...

and

Peter the Great Bay The Peter the Great Gulf (Russian: Залив Петра Великого) is a gulf on the southern coast of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and the largest gulf of the Sea of Japan. The gulf extends for from the Russian-North Korean border at the mout ...

Size

The average length of an unsexed male is about 25 centimeters, and the average weight is about 158 grams.

Biology

The oldest reported age that a ''Hypomesus japonicus'' has lived to be is about 8 years old. The common name of the Hypomesus japonicus is the Japanese smelt. The Hypomesus japonicus spawning occurs in the month of May on beaches.

Location

''Hypomesus japonicus'' is found in a temperate climate and in a freshwater and marine environment. This species is recorded to be found in the following areas: *Northwest Pacific *Korean Peninsula *Northern Japan *Kuril Islands *Peter the Great Bay *Russia

References

japonicus This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants i ...

Taxa named by J. Carson Brevoort Fish described in 1856 {{Osmeriformes-stub