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Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943) |
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photo by
Reyes, R.B. |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 17.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 550 - 710 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and southwestern Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Firm head not inflated; head pores present. Dorsally scaleless snout extend only to the lateral nasal angles. Orbit diameter 36-43% of head length; snout (1.25-1.5) and interorbital (1.4-1.7), much shorter than orbit. Barbel 21-33% HL. ADW and PDW lens-like and widely separated. Three small black pigmented areas near the mid-length of the anal fin base. 40-52 pyloric caeca. 1D II,10 (Ref. 11651). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||