| Family: |
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads) |
| Max. size: |
39 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 14 - 400 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Japan to Bering Sea and to Kodiak Island, Alaska. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-18. Some laminate cirri present around lower jaw; no preopercular spines; branchiostegal membranes fused to isthmus with a narrow fold over isthmus (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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