Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915
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


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