Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka, 1908
Japanese codlet
Bregmaceros japonicus
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Family:  Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Max. size:  10.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 777 - 905 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Western Pacific: reported by several countries but with confirmed occurrence in Japan and Taiwan, and reported from Hawaii (Ref. 114229).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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