Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: probably endemic to Japan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 134; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 100. Head very large and cavernous. Scales absent from head and bases of dorsal and anal fins. Pore bearing skin flap over operculum. Attains 40 cm SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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