Yokozuna slickhead fish

Yokozuna slickhead fish

Photo taken Feb. 17, 2021, shows a specimen of yokozuna slickhead deep-sea fish on display at Tokai University Marine Science Museum in Shizuoka, central Japan. The 1.1-meter-long bizarre-looking fish, named after the top rank in sumo wrestling, was discovered at a depth of about 2,100 meters in Suruga Bay off Shizuoka Prefecture in October 2018.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000060357
  • Registered date
  • 2021/2/18 16:14:35
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2021 Kyodo News
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  • 3968 × 2797 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
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  • 840.04(KB)*
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