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Japanese Codlet

Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka 1908

Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Trophic Strategy

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Oceanic species (Ref. 7300).
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Biology

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Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).
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分布

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分布於西太平洋區,由日本至澳洲海域。臺灣分布於西南及南部海域。
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利用

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魚體小型,除學術研究外,不具食用價值。
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描述

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體延長,側扁。頭短小。口中型;上下頜、鋤骨有齒,腭骨無齒。鰓裂廣;左右鰓膜癒合,但在喉峽部分離。體被中型圓鱗,易落;頭部無鱗;無側線;縱列鱗數71-87。背鰭兩個,第一背鰭單一延長棘;第二背鰭呈孤形,前部高起,具軟條51-60;臀鰭與第二背鰭相似,約略相對,起點在背鰭起點之前,具軟條56-63;腹鰭喉位,外側鰭條延長如絲;尾鰭截形或微內凹,具軟條33-37。脊椎骨數56-58。體上部灰黑色,下部灰白色。
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棲地

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洄游於近海及開放水域中、上層的小型魚類。一般棲息深度在20-30公尺以內,最深可達300公尺,喜結群洄游。以浮游生物為食。
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