Icichthys lockingtoni,[1] commonly known as the medusafish, is a species of medusafish native to the northern Pacific Ocean, where it ranges from Japan and the Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California in Mexico. It typically occurs at a depth of 0 to 91 m (0 to 299 ft), although it has been reported from as deep as 900 m (2953 ft). Young individuals of the species are abundant offshore, often in association with jellyfish in a symbiotic relationship that is likely commensal. The species reaches 46 cm (18.1 inches) in total length.[2]
| Icichthys lockingtoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Centrolophidae |
| Genus: | Icichthys |
| Species: | I. lockingtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 | |