poisson lanterne japonais gephyroberyx japonicus

Big roughy

Cold and temperate sea fish

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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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