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Tubenoses
Aulichthys
Aulichthys japonicus, the tubenose, is a species of Hypoptychid fish native to shallow waters on the coasts of Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula This species lays its eggs inside of the peribranchial cavities of ascidians. This species grows to a length of 12.8 centimetres (5.0 in) SL. Formerly placed in the family Aulorhynchidae, this species is the only known member of its genus.
1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86752.