accurate Illustration of the Pacific Jellynose,Ateleopodus japonicus, on white background, side view. Its body is mostly brown with very small eyes.
accurate Illustration of the Pacific Jellynose,Ateleopodus japonicus, on white background, side view. Its body is mostly brown with very small eyes.

Pacific Jellynose,Ateleopodus japonicus

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Description

Reference

IB1035

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Jellynose - ATELEOPODIDAE

Common Name

Pacific Jellynose

Scientific Name

Ateleopodus japonicus

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

They have bulbous, jelly-like snout and a fragile body. They inhabit to depths of at least 700 m. Jellynoses feed on benthic invertebrates.
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