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Macropinna microstoma Chapman, 1939

Barreleye
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Japan country information

Common names: Demenigisu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Has been taken off Tôhoku (around 40°N, 150°E) with a midwater net.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) > Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes)
Etymology: Macropinna: Greek, makros = great + Latin, pinna = thorn (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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