Nascent membranehead

Hymenocephalus nascens

Macrourid Fish of Philippine Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium

Nascent membranehead is known around Western Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 18.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Hymenocephalus
Maximum length: 18.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: South China Sea off Hong Kong, through Philippines and Indonesia, off northern Australia, to New Caledonia and New Zealand.

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