poisson lanterne japonais gephyroberyx japonicus

Big roughy

  Cold and temperate sea fish

big roughy Gephyroberyx japonicus

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Poisson lanterne japonais

Scientific name:
Gephyroberyx japonicus
Family:
Trachichthyidae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Döderlein, 1883
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Northwest Pacific, off Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii.

Habitat:

Between 320 and 660 m deep.

Size:

20 cm max.

Diet:

Fish, shrimp and molluscs.

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