Gephyroberyx japonicus, the big roughy or blueberry roughy, is a species of fish in the family Trachichthyidae.[2] It is endemic to the northwest Pacific off Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii,[2][3][4] and can be found at depths between 300 and 1,500 m (980–4,920 ft).[5] It can reach 30–35 cm (12–14 in) in length.[6] Based on broadly overlapping morphological features it is sometimes (e.g., by IUCN) considered a synonym of G. darwinii.[1][4][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Gephyroberyx |
| Species: | G. japonicus
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| Gephyroberyx japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)
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Trachichthys japonicus Döderlein, 1883 | |
It is sometimes seen in deep-sea exhibits in public aquariums and it has spawned in captivity.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Moore, J. (2015). "Gephyroberyx japonicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T123358301A123360101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123358301A123360101.en. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gephyroberyx japonicus". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Shen, S.C. (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei
- ^ a b Mundy, B.C. (2005). Checklist of Fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum, Bulletins of Zoology.
- ^ JAMSTEC 2000 Annual Report (2000). Japan Marine Science & Technology Center, Yokosuka, Japan.
- ^ a b Oka, S.I., and Higashiji, T. (2012). Early ontogeny of big roughy Gephyroberyx japonicus (Beryciformes: Trachichthyidae) in captivity. Ichthyol. Res. 59: 282-285
- ^ Kim, B.J., Go, Y.B., and Imamura, H. (2004). First record of the Trachichthyid Fish, Gephyroberyx darwinii (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Korea. Korean J. Ichthyol. 16(1): 9-12.
External links
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