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Etymology: Monomitopus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, mitos, -ou = sting of a lyre + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Kumakichi Aoki was a highly skilled fisherman who was assistant to Kakichi Mitsukuri at the Marine Laboratory at Misaki during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Hubbs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 398 - 1212 m (Ref. 56809). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: off southern Japan and the East China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 48.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
A benthopelagic species at bathyal depth (Ref. 56809). Common species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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