Order Ateleopodiformes Family Ateleopodidae(Jellynose fishes) Pacific jellynose fish Ateleopus japonicus(Bleeker, 1853). 95.0 cm SL Korean name/kko-ri-chi(꼬리치) Japanese name/shachiburi D/spine 0, soft ray 8~10. A+C/spine 0, soft ray 110~131. P1/12~13. P2/1.
Distribution; Western Pacific/southern Korea, southern Japan. Taiwan, Malaysia and the Chesterfield Islands. General; Caudal fin very small, and is merged with the long anal fin. The pelvic fins of juveniles have up to 10 rays, but in adults this is reduced to a single elongated ray at the throat. The single ray of pelvic fin thin, long reaching to or near tip of pectoral fin. Lip of upper jaw thin. Upper jaw with a short band of villiform teeth; lower jaw, palatine, pre vomer and tongue toothless. Body purplish-brown, semi-transparent. Attain 95 cm SL. Ateleopus japonicus is a bathydemersal species that has a depth range of 140 - 600m. At night it moves up to c. 100 m. Little is known about the biology of species in this family Species from the Ateleopodidae family are of no commercial importance, however Ateleopus japonicus may be taken as by-catch in fishery operations in southern Japan and probably elsewhere in its range.
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