Author: Roule, 1922

Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922

Diagnosis: dorsal finrays 10-11; anal+caudal finrays 84-93; pelvic fin 1 plus 0-3 rudimentary rays. Branchiostegal rays 7. Colour: brown. Size: to 2 m.

Habitat: benthic from 30-692 m. Food: ophiuroids and fishes (Barnard, 1948). Reproduction: largest specimens more than 1,500 mm females (Franca & Ferreira, 1967).

Distribution: in the area, two specimens, off north France, 48° N (Du Buit & Quero, 1989). Elsewhere along the west coast of Africa from Morocco, 31°N (Roule, 1929), to South Africa, 34° S (Barnard, 1948).

Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Cetomimiformes
Family Ateleopodidae
Genus Ijimaia
Species Ijimaia loppei

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922

Scientific synonyms and common names

Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922

Synonyms:

Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922, C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 174: 641 (coast of Morocco). Two syntypes: MNHN & Mus. Hist. nat. La Rochelle.
Ijimaia loppei: Roule, 1929: 14-18, fig. p. 16 da Franca & Ferreira, 1967: 10-20.
Ateleopus barnardi Poll, 1953


Common name suggested:

jellynose [En]
Tadpole fish [En]

Du Buit, M.-H.; Quero, J.-C. 1989. Extension de l'aire de répartition connue de trois espéces de téléostéens de l'Atlantique nord-est. Cybium 13 (4):388.

Franca, P. da; Ferreira, M. L. 1967. Contribução para o conhecimento dos Ateleopidae do Atlântico oriental Africano. Notas mimeogr. Cent. Biol. pisc., Lisboa, 5: pp. 1-24, 13 fig.

Poll, M. 1953. Poissons. III. Téléostéens Malacoptérygiens. Rés. Sci. Expéd. océanogr. belg. Eaux côt. afr. Atlant. Sud (1948-49), 4 (2): pp. 1-258, 104 fig., 8 pl.

Roule, L. 1922a. Sur un genre de poisson abyssal japonais très rare, nouvellement retrouvé dans l'Océan Atlantique Nord-Africain. C.r. hebd. Séanc. Acad. Sci., Paris, 174: 640-642.

Roule, L. 1929. Description de poissons abyssaux provenant de l'île Madère et des parages du Maroc. Bull. Inst. océanogr., Monaco, (546) :1-19, 3 fig.

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