Pacific jellynose fish
Appearance
Pacific jellynose fish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ateleopodiformes |
Family: | Ateleopodidae |
Genus: | Ateleopus |
Species: | A. japonicus
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Binomial name | |
Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1853
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The pacific jellynose fish (Ateleopus japonicus) is a species of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae, it can grow up to a length of 95 cm, but are more commonly found at lengths of 35 cm, and have 3 other species in its genus.[1] It feeds on prawns, and is harmless to humans,[1] it is benthic, and lives depths from 140 to 600 meters deep,[1] but it may rise up to 100 meters at night, in areas like China, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Taiwan, and Vietnam in the Indo-Pacific.[2] It is a rare fish to encounter, and its population seems to be stable, but may be a bycatch in fisheries.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Ateleopus japonicus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-03.