| Family: |
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae |
| Max. size: |
12.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 53 - 160 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: coast of Kamchatka (Cape Africa by the southern border of the Bering Sea) and northeast of the Sea of Okhotsk (Shelikhov Bay, 58°50′ N, 157°02′ E). |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: pungent spines XXIII-XXVI, all spiny rays 71-74, terminating above the vertebrae 73-75; length of D2 is 26-31% of the length of the caudal part of the body and 83-112% of the length of D3; scales extending anterior to the pectoral fins; preoperculo-mandibular pores (pm) seven (Ref. 130195). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits the outer shelf (Ref. 11954). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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