Icichthys lockingtoni
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Centrolophidae |
Genus: | Icichthys |
Species: | I. lockingtoni
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Binomial name | |
Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
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Icichthys lockingtoni,[1] commonly known as the medusafish, is a species of medusafish native to the northern Pacific Ocean, where it ranges from Japan and the Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California in Mexico. It typically occurs at a depth of 0 to 91 m (0 to 299 ft), although it has been reported from as deep as 900 m (2953 ft). Young individuals of the species are abundant offshore, often in association with jellyfish in a symbiotic relationship that is likely commensal. The species reaches 46 cm (18.1 inches) in total length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1880". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Icichthys lockingtoni". FishBase.