Scientific Name
Hyperoglyphe japonica  
Pronounce  
 Hyperoglyphe japonica日本櫛鯧
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.  
Barcode2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name Medusafish 
Redlist Status NL 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.