Bighead beaked sandfish

Gonorynchus abbreviatus

Thirty One Centimeters Gonorynchid Fish from Japanese Waters

Bighead beaked sandfish is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 31 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Milkfishes and Allies
Family: Gonorynchidae
Genus: Gonorynchus
Maximum length: 31 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan, throughout the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and Taiwan Strait.

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