Ijimaia

Updated on Nov 03, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Ateleopodidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Jellynose fish

Similar Jellynose fish, Stenopterygii, Idiacanthus antrostomus, Phosichthyidae, Idiacanthus

Ijimaia is a genus of jellynose fishes, one of four in the order Ateleopodiformes.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Ijimaia antillarum Howell-Rivero, 1935

Ijimaia dofleini Sauter, 1905

Ijimaia fowleri Howell-Rivero, 1935

Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922 (Loppe's tadpole fish)

Ijimaia plicatellus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (deepwater ateleopodid)

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