Yellowfin seabream, Grey bream, Houttuyn's yellowfin seabream, Japanese bream, Yellow-finned black porgy
Acanthopagrus latus, the yellowfin seabream, grey bream, Houttuyn's yellowfin seabream, Japanese bream or yellow-finned black porgy, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Acanthopagrus latus has the specific name latus, meaning "broad", Houttuyn described this species as being the widest species in the genus he placed it in Sparus.
Acanthopagrus latus has 10 spines and 10 or 11 soft rays supporting the dorsal fin and 3 spines and 8 or 9 soft rays supporting the anal fin. It has a deep body which has a standard length which is twice its depth. The dorsal profile of the head has a noticeable bulge at the eyes. The overall colour is light grey to whitish, darker on the upperbody and typically being yellowish on the abdomen. There are golden streaks along the horizontal rows of scales and there is an ill-defined dark blotchat the front end lateral line There is a dark band between the eyes and the operculum has a dark margin. The dorsal fin is greyish to hyaline, the pelvic and anal fins are yellowish but may have blackish areas on membranes between the fin rays. The caudal fin has a dark margin, a yellow tinge on the lower lobe. This species has a maximum published total length of 40 cm (16 in).
Acanthopagrus latus occurs in the east Asian shelf area of the Western Pacific Ocean from Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan, although it is absent from the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islandss and the Sea of Japan, and southern Korea, Taiwan, along the coast of China from Shanghai as far south as Huế in Vietnam. The yellowfin seabream is found in warm shallow and coastal waters, frequently going into river mouths and estuaries. It occurs at depths down to 50 m (160 ft).
Acanthopagrus latus feeds in small groups on tidal flats, mainly on benthic invertebrates such as echinoderms, molluscs, worms and crustaceans. At least some individuals are protogynous hermaphrodites but a few may be gonochristic. Off southern China spawning takes place in late winter while off Taiwan it occurs in October. The larvae move into estuaries after hatching.
