Author: (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
FBname: Yellowback seabream
Comments: Inhabits muddy and muddy-sandy bottoms.  Feeds on a wide range of benthic invertebrates and on fish.  Two spawning seasons, early summer and autumn.  Utilized for human consumption especially in the East China Sea where it is caught mostly by trawlers.  An important food fish.