Pacific jellynose fish

Ateleopus japonicus

Velvety teeth on lips

Pacific jellynose fish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 95 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jellynose Fishes
Family: Ateleopodidae
Genus: Ateleopus
Maximum length: 95 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
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 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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