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. 2018 Jun 25;6:e5013. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5013

Table 6. Summary of economic values, suitable temperature, habitat type and seasonal occurrence of 41 fish species sampled in Rongcheng Bay.

Species Economic value Suitable temperature Habitat type Occurrence Seasons
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Sebastes schlegelii H CT CD + + + +
Sebastes koreanus N CT CD + + +
Liparis tanakae L CT CD + + + +
Liparis chefuensis L CT CD +
Hemitripterus villosus N CT CD +
Platycephalus indicus H WW CRA + + +
Chelidonichthys kumu N WT CD + +
Hexagrammos otakii H CT CD + + + +
Hexagrammos agrammus N CT CD + + + +
Kareius bicoloratus H CT CD + + +
Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae H CT CD
Paralichthys olivaceus H WT CD + +
Cynoglossus joyneri N WT CD + + + +
Cynoglossus lighti N WT CD + +
Ammodytes personatus N CT CD + + + +
Pholis fangi L CT CD + + +
Pholis crassispina L CT CD + + + +
Chirolophis japonicus N CT CD +
Ernogrammus hexagrammus L CT CD +
Zoarces elongatus N CT CD + + +
Chaeturichthys stigmatias L WT CD + + +
Synechogobius ommaturus N WT CD + + + +
Acanthogobius flavimanus L CT CD + + + +
Pterogobius zacalles L WT CD + + +
Larimichthys polyactis H WT CBD +
Pennahia argentata H WW CBD +
Sillago japonica N WW CD +
Apogon lineatus L WT CD +
Acanthopagrus schlegelii H WT CD +
Scomber japonicus H WW CPN +
Saurida elongata H WT CD +
Lateolabrax japonicus H WT CRA + +
Conger myriaster H WT CD + + +
Neosalanx anderssoni N WT CD +
Lophius litulon N WT OMP + +
Thamnaconus modestus N WT CRA +
Takifugu niphobles N WT CD +
Konosirus punctatus N WT CPN +
Engraulis japonicus N WT CPN +
Thryssa kammalensis N WW CPN +
Okamejei kenojei H WT CD + + + +

Notes.

H
high economic value species
N
normal economic value species
L
low economic value species
WT
warm-temperate species
WW
warm water species
CT
cold-temperate species
CW
cold water species
CD
continental shelf demersal fish
CBD
continental shelf benthopelagic fish
CPN
continental shelf pelagic-neritic fish
CRA
continental shelf reef-associated fish
OMP
oceanic bathydemersal fish