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Ateleopodidae

Loppe's tadpole fish

Ijimaia loppei

Two Hundred Centimeters Ateleopodid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

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Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Large

Ijimaia is a genus of jellynose fishes, one of four in the order Ateleopodiformes. The genus occurs in the fossil record since the Middle Miocene.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jellynose Fishes
Family: Ateleopodidae
Genus: Ijimaia
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to South Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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