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Family: Ateleopodidae Jellynose fishes



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14 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 440 cm SL
 
Ateleopus edentatus
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

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

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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

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Ateleopus natalensis
[Jelly-head fish]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

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

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Ateleopus purpureus
[]
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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

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Guentherus altivela
[Jellynose]
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Max. Length 69.4 cm SL
 
Guentherus katoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 85.5 cm TL
 
Ijimaia antillarum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 170 cm SL
 
Ijimaia dofleini
[]
No picture found
 
Ijimaia fowleri
[]

Photo by JAMARC

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

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Ijimaia loppei
[Loppe's tadpole fish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Ijimaia plicatellus
[Deep water ateleopid fish]

Photo by Viji, V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Parateleopus indicus (Alcock, 1891)

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Parateleopus indicus
[Smallmouth jellynose]
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Parateleopus microstomus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ateleopus edentatus Northwestern Pacific, Jap 440 SL 2016
Ateleopus japonicus Pacific jellynose fish Western Pacific 95 SL 1853
Ateleopus natalensis Jelly-head fish Western Indian Ocean 60 TL 1921
Ateleopus purpureus Northwest Pacific 70 TL 1915
Ateleopus tanabensis Northwest Pacific 36.2 TL 1918
Guentherus altivela Jellynose Eastern Atlantic 200 TL 1917
Guentherus katoi Northwest Pacific 69.4 SL 2008
Ijimaia antillarum Western Central Atlantic 85.5 TL 1935
Ijimaia dofleini Northwest Pacific 170 SL 1905
Ijimaia fowleri Northwest Pacific 1935
Ijimaia loppei Loppe's tadpole fish Eastern Atlantic 200 TL 1922
Ijimaia plicatellus Deep water ateleopid fish Eastern Central Pacific 68 TL 1905
Parateleopus indicus Smallmouth jellynose Indo-Pacific 37 TL 1891
Parateleopus microstomus Western Pacific 1912



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