Arctoscopus japonicus

hatahata

Arctoscopus japonicus (Steindachner, 1881)
Sailfin sandfish
Length: 20 cm
Locality: Kitaebisu, Sado Is. Depth: 4 m
Environment: rocky bottom
Water temperature: 12°C
Date: Jan, 2012 Photographer: Satoshi Awata

PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderTrachinoidei
FamilyTrichodontidae

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Egg mass of A. japonicus
Locality: Kitaebisu, Sado Is. Depth: 3 m
Date: Jan, 2012 Photographer: Satoshi Awata