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Spikefish (no English common name)
Atrophacanthus japonicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spikefish (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Atrophacanthus japonicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.4 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Deep open water, recorded from 300 to 2000 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A tiny spikefish, reaching about 4 cm, with stout spines in place of pelvic fins. It lives in deep water at roughly 300 to 2,000 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Atrophacanthus-japonicus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.