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Scopeloberyx opisthopterus (Parr, 1933)

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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Japan country information

Common names: Hime-tate-kabuto-uo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Distributed in Tôhoku (40°N, 150°E) and near the Ogasawara Islands.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology:

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 3000 m (Ref. 74511).   Deep-water

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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