Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 825 m (Ref. 50610). Polar; 79°N - 43°N, 134°E - 47°W (Ref. 117245)
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk to Arctic Canada.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11954)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 82 - 85; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 65 - 67; Vertebrae: 92 - 94. Caudal region very short, preanal length contained less than 2 times in TL; lateral line midlateral; head and belly without scales; sparsely distributed scales only extending to pectoral tip (Ref. 559). Body with saddle-like or Y-shaped blotches; white bands on nape and below eye (Ref. 559).
Benthic; feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 58426).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
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