Ateleopus japonicus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Ateleopodiformes
Family
Ateleopodidae
Genus
Ateleopus
Species
Ateleopus japonicus
Scientific Name
Ateleopus japonicus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pacific jellynose fish

The pacific jellynose fish (Ateleopus japonicus) (Shachiburi, 鯱振 in Japanese) is a species of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae. It can grow up to a length of 95 cm, but is more commonly found at lengths of 35 cm. There is one other species in its genus. It feeds on prawns, and is harmless to humans. It is benthic, and lives at depths from 140 to 600 meters, 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. It is a rare fish to encounter, and its population seems to be stable, but it may be a bycatch in fisheries.

...
 

Ateleopus japonicus in languages:

Chinese
日本軟腕魚(日本辮魚;軟腕魚)
Czech
měkkorypoun japonský
Czech
měkkorypoun natalský
English
Pacific Jellynose Fish
Japanese
シャチブリ
Russian
Японский ложнодолгохвост
Russian
Южноафриканский ложнодолгохвост

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

Ateleopus japonicus
©sepia25, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Parent Taxon

Top Observation Places