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Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Erythrocles: Greek, erythros = red + Greek, kleis, kleidos, anything used to close; collar bone (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Thompson.
Issue
Genus (Ref. 1830).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 73 - 606 m (Ref. 89467). Deep-water; 26°N - 27°S, 120°E - 109°W
Pacific Ocean: Japan and Taiwan eastward to Hawaii (Ref. 9137), the Society Islands and Tahiti (Ref. 10660).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9137)
Lives in wide areas and coral reefs (Ref. 9137).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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