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Family: Trichodontidae Sandfishes



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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Yau, B.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Arctoscopus japonicus (Steindachner, 1881)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Arctoscopus japonicus
[Japanese sandfish]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius, 1813)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Trichodon trichodon
[Pacific sandfish]
2 Species of Family Trichodontidae
(Sandfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1881 Arctoscopus japonicus Japanese sandfish North Pacific 30 TL
1813 Trichodon trichodon Pacific sandfish Northwest Pacific 30.5 TL



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