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Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915 |
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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 | |||