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Ijimaia plicatellus

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 265 to 500 meters. The species can reach up to 68 centimeters in length.

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Ijimaia plicatellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ateleopodiformes
Family: Ateleopodidae
Genus: Ijimaia
Species:
I. plicatellus
Binomial name
Ijimaia plicatellus
Gilbert, 1905
Image of I. plicatellus captured at near Hawaii by the Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 329 meters. source ↗

Ijimaia plicatellus is a species of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae.1 Their distribution is in the Eastern Central Pacific near Hawaii, at depths from 265 to 500 meters. The species can reach up to 68 centimeters in length.2

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  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ijimaia plicatellus (Gilbert, 1905)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. "Ijimaia plicatellus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-27.