Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | of no interest | Ref. | Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984 |
Comments |
Apparently endemic to the southern shores of Japan from the Sagami Bay southwards and along the back arc of the Ryukyu Island Chain at 900–1700 m and not venturing away from the shelf break for more than 100 km (Ref. 125143). Reported in Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay (Ref. 559). Also Ref. 34024. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html |