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Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Emmelichthys: Greek, emmelyes, -es, -es = harmonious + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek,ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Paul James Struhsaker (1935–2018) was a fishery biologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Heemstra & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 180 - 428 m (Ref. 5515). Temperate
Western Central Pacific : Pacific coast of southern Japan, the northern part of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Hawaiian Islands, and Australia. Reported from Malaysia (Ref. 5756) and the Philippines (Ref. 118794).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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