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Caristius macropus (Bellotti, 1903)

Manefish
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Japan country information

Common names: Yaegisu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from off the Tôhoku district to off Kagoshima, near the Ogasawara Islands. Also Ref. 6885, 87086.
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 Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Caristiidae (Manefishes)
Etymology: Caristius: Name presumably named after Carystus, a demi-god of Greek mythology.;  macropus: macropus meaning large foot (Ref. 6885).

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

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 200 - 1450 m (Ref. 87086).   Deep-water; 66°N -

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