In the spotlight
Meet the octopus at Nausicaá
A common octopus has just joined the ‘Mankind and Shores‘ exhibition.
Identity card
Poisson lanterne japonais
- Scientific name:
- Gephyroberyx japonicus
- Family:
- Trachichthyidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Döderlein, 1883
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Northwest Pacific, off Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii.
- Habitat:
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Between 320 and 660 m deep.
- Size:
20 cm max.
- Diet:
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Fish, shrimp and molluscs.
