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Family: Ateleopodidae Jellynose fishes



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13 species (see list below)

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Ateleopus indicus
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 95 cm SL
Ateleopus japonicus Bleeker, 1853

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Ateleopus japonicus
[Pacific jellynose fish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Ateleopus natalensis Regan, 1921

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Ateleopus natalensis
[Jelly-head fish]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Ateleopus purpureus Tanaka, 1915

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Ateleopus purpureus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
 
Ateleopus tanabensis
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Guentherus altivela Osório, 1917

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Guentherus altivela
[Jellynose]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 69.4 cm SL
 
Guentherus katoi
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
 
Ijimaia antillarum
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 170 cm SL
 
Ijimaia dofleini
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Ijimaia fowleri
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922

Photo by JAMARC
 
Ijimaia loppei
[Loppe's tadpole fish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Ijimaia plicatellus (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ijimaia plicatellus
[Deep water ateleopid fish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Parateleopus microstomus
[]
13 Species of Family Ateleopodidae
(Jellynose fishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1891 Ateleopus indicus Indian Ocean 37 TL
1853 Ateleopus japonicus Pacific jellynose fish Western Pacific 95 SL
1921 Ateleopus natalensis Jelly-head fish Western Indian Ocean 60 TL
1915 Ateleopus purpureus Northwest Pacific 70 TL
1918 Ateleopus tanabensis Northwest Pacific 36.2 TL
1917 Guentherus altivela Jellynose Eastern Atlantic 200 TL
2008 Guentherus katoi Northwest Pacific 69.4 SL
1935 Ijimaia antillarum Western Central Atlantic
1905 Ijimaia dofleini Northwest Pacific 170 SL
1935 Ijimaia fowleri Northwest Pacific
1922 Ijimaia loppei Loppe's tadpole fish Eastern Atlantic 200 TL
1905 Ijimaia plicatellus Deep water ateleopid fish Eastern Central Pacific 68 TL
1912 Parateleopus microstomus Western Pacific



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