Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Centrolophidae

Genus: Hyperoglyphe

Species: Hyperoglyphe japonica (Döderlein, 1884)

Climate Zone

Biology

Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Adults found in deeper water, at depths greater than 100 m (Ref. 559). Plankton feeder (Ref. 12115).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless