Ijimaia plicatellus

Ijimaia plicatellus is a species of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae.^[1] Their distribution is in the Eastern Central Pacific near Hawaii, at depths from 265 to 500 meters. The species can reach up to 68 centimeters in length.^[2]

Ijimaia plicatellus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ateleopodiformes
Family:	Ateleopodidae
Genus:	Ijimaia
Species:	I. plicatellus
Binomial name
Ijimaia plicatellus Gilbert, 1905

Image of I. plicatellus captured at near Hawaii by the Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 329 meters.