Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915 |
photo by
Reyes, R.B. |
Family: | Ateleopodidae (Jellynose fishes) | |||
Max. size: | 70 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 600 m | |||
Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan and the East and South China seas. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0-0 | |||
Biology: | Found on sand-mud bottoms (Ref. 41299). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |