Medusafish
📖 Overview
Found near surface and to at least 91 m depth . Young are abundant offshore, often among jellyfish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 39; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25. Caudal rounded with small notch, narrow; pectorals small, rounded . Bluish gray to brown, darker on scale pockets, fins dusky to black .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Medusafish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Medusafish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Medusafish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 900 m . Subtropical; 60°N - North Pacific: Japan and Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | brown rudderfish · medusafish |
| 🇫🇷French | stromatée-médusae · stromatée-méduse |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kuromedai · クロメダイ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-medusa-do-Pacífico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Коричневый ицихт |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | cojinoba medusa |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .
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