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Scaly paperbone (Scopelosaurus harryi)
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Scaly paperbone (Scopelosaurus harryi) specimen
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Notosudidae

Scaly paperbone

Scopelosaurus harryi

Thirty Two Centimeters Notosudid Fish from Japanese Waters

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Scaly paperbone is a marine fish of North Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 32 cm.

Maximum length
32 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
North Pacific: off Japan, throughout the California Current region (Ref. 35934 ) to the Aleutian Islands (Ref. 265 ); including Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea (Ref. 43939 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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