Scientific Name	Hyperoglyphe japonica   Pronounce			by: H. C. Ho
Author	(Döderlein, 1884)	Depth	100 - M
Chinese	日本櫛鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	長鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F479　Centrolophidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本櫛鯧
Max Length	90 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	水母鯧
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tokyo, Japan
Synonyms	Centrolophus japonicus
Reference	Chiu, T. S. & C. H. Hsieh, 2001.Comparison of ichthyoplankton assemblages with hydrographic condition across the northern margin of the Taiwan Strait as the monsoon interim. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan. 28(3):163-185
Specimen List	ASIZP0058630. ASIZP0066936. ASIZP0802562. ASIZP0912562.
Barcode	2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Medusafish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly deep. Head large, thick and deep. Snout blunt, forehead slightly arched. Maxilla barely reaching middle of eye. Teeth in jaws fine, uniserial; no teeth on vomer, palatines. No scales on cheek. Dorsal fin long, spines short, but distinct, clearly separated from soft-rayed portion, with VII to VIII and 22 to 26 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 17 to 19 soft rays; pectoral fins with 21 to 23 rays. Body blackish. In young, body with dark vermiculate blotches.
habitats	Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed. Adults found in deeper water, at depths greater than 100 m. Plankton feeder.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: central and southern Japan. Larvae found in Taiwan Strait. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.