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Emmelichthyidae
Japanese rubyfish
Erythrocles schlegelii
Seventy Two Centimeters Emmelichthyid Fish from the South China Sea
- Red
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- West Asia
- Fusiform
- Large
Red
Regional distribution
Fusiform
LargeJapanese rubyfish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 72 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Emmelichthyidae
- Genus
- Erythrocles
- Maximum length
- 72 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Japan (type locality), Korea, Natal (South Africa), Kenya and Gulf of Oman. Reported from the central South China Sea (Ref. 33669 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
