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Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
Etymology: Trachipterus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Chiyomatsu Ishikawa (1861–1935) was a Japanese zoologist, evolutionary theorist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 1200 m (Ref. 50610). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 12711).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 270 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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