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Maurolicus
Species in
  
Sternoptychidae
- Classification -
Maurolicinae
Sternoptychidae
Stomiiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Maurolicus
japonicus
Ishikawa
, 1915
North Pacific lightfish
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Maurolicus japonicus
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Japan country information
Common names:
Kyūri-eso
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Importance:
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Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Toyama Bay, Pacific coast of Honshu southward to adjacent waters of Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (Ref. 41299).
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
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Main Ref:
Nakabo, T., 2002
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Kyūri-eso
,
日本穆氏暗光鱼
,
日本穆氏暗光魚
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
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Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
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CoL
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WoRMS
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Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Stomiiformes
(Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Sternoptychidae
(Marine hatchetfishes) > Maurolicinae
Etymology:
Maurolicus:
Greek,mauros, -os, -on = dark + Greek,lykos = wolf (Ref.
45335
)
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 50 - 400 m (Ref.
58302
). Deep-water
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