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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Hypoptychidae Sand eel

Genus: Aulichthys

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Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Aulichthys japonicus Brevoort, 1862

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Aulichthys japonicus
[Tubenose]
1 Species of Family Hypoptychidae with Genus Aulichthys
(Sand eel)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1862 Aulichthys japonicus Tubenose Northwest Pacific 12.8 SL



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