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Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1853 Pacific jellynose fish |
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photo by
The Fish Database of Taiwan |
| Family: | Ateleopodidae (Jellynose fishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 95 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 140 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: southern Japan. More recent works report of its occurrence in Taiwan (Ref. 5193), Malaysia (Ref. 5756) and the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 0-0. Longest ray of pelvic fin thin, long reaching to or near tip of pectoral fin. Lip of upper jaw thin. Upper jaw with a short band of villiform teeth; lower jaw, palatine, pre vomer and tongue toothless. Body purplish-brown, semi-transparent. Attain 95 cm SL. | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on prawns (Ref. 27550). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||