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Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Erythrocles: Greek, erythros = red + Greek, kleis, kleidos, anything used to close; collar bone (Ref. 45335); microceps: From its small head.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 120 m (Ref. 27325). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Kochi Prefecture, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27325); 15.4 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miyahara, H. and O. Okamura, 1998. Erythrocles microceps, a new emmelichthyid fish from Kochi, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 45(1):85-88. (Ref. 27325)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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