Japanese Cusk
Glyptophidium japonicum
- Usual depth294–406 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 294–406 m · Deepest record: 467 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Japanese Cusk
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Shirochoman, シロチョウマン
Similar species
- Sculptured Cusk
Glyptophidium lucidum
- Golden Cusk
Sirembo imberbis
- Alcock's Cusk-eel
Alcockia rostrata
- Robust Assfish
Bassozetus robustus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 75 open-data records from 1969 to 2011.
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