Deep water ateleopid fish
(Ijimaia plicatellus)
Classification
Species:
Ijimaia plicatellus
Genus:
Ijimaia
Family: Ateleopodidae - Jellynose fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Deep water ateleopid fish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Native to coast of:
North America
Distribution:
Pacific Ocean
Ijimaia plicatellus is a species of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae.
Their distribution is in the Eastern Central Pacific near Hawaii, at depths from 250 to 500 meters.
The species can reach up to 68 centimeters in length.