Albulidae

Japanese gissu

Pterothrissus gissu

Deepwater gissu with long dorsal fin skimming northern mud

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Japanese gissu is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 50 cm.