Japanese blue-spotted seabream

Amamiichthys matsubarai

The sole genus member endemic to Amami

Blue
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Amamiichthys is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. Its only species is Amamiichthys matsubarai, the Japanese blue-spotted seabream or hosheirenko. This species is endemic to the Amami Islands of southern Japan.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Amamiichthys
Water type: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied