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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ateleopodiformes
Family: Ateleopodidae Jellynose fishes

Genus: Ateleopus

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Max. Length 440 cm SL
 
Ateleopus edentatus
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 95 cm SL
Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1853

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Ateleopus japonicus
[Pacific jellynose fish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Ateleopus natalensis Regan, 1921

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Ateleopus natalensis
[Jelly-head fish]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915

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Ateleopus purpureus
[]
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Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
 
Ateleopus tanabensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ateleopus edentatus Northwestern Pacific, Jap 440 SL 2016
Ateleopus japonicus Pacific jellynose fish Western Pacific 95 SL 1853
Ateleopus natalensis Jelly-head fish Western Indian Ocean 60 TL 1921
Ateleopus purpureus Northwest Pacific 70 TL 1915
Ateleopus tanabensis Northwest Pacific 36.2 TL 1918



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