Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)
Kumba japonica
photo by Reyes, R.B.

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  17.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 550 - 710 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and southwestern Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Firm head not inflated; head pores present. Dorsally scaleless snout extend only to the lateral nasal angles. Orbit diameter 36-43% of head length; snout (1.25-1.5) and interorbital (1.4-1.7), much shorter than orbit. Barbel 21-33% HL. ADW and PDW lens-like and widely separated. Three small black pigmented areas near the mid-length of the anal fin base. 40-52 pyloric caeca. 1D II,10 (Ref. 11651).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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