Japanese sandfish
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The Japanese sandfish, also known as the sailfin sandfish, is a species of fish of the Percomorpha clade in the order Trachiniformes, being one of the two genera in the family Trichodontidae, the sand
Arctoscopus japonicus
At Oga Aquarium Gao in Akita, Japan
Wet specimens of hatahata (left) and Ezo hatahata (right) at Oga Aquarium Gao
Hatahata being sold in Kanazawa, Japan
Trachiniformes
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Trachiniformes is an order of percomorph bony fish, whose contents are traditionally placed in suborder Trachinoidei of Perciformes.
Japanese sandfish
…Japanese sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus), also known as the sailfin sandfish, is a species of fish of the Percomorpha (perch-like) clade in the order Trachiniformes, being one of the two genera in the family Trichodontidae, the sandfishes. Known in Japan as hatahata (ハタハタ, 鰰, 鱩, 燭魚), it is a commercially important…
Trachinus araneus Sardegna 2
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