Family: |
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads) |
Max. size: |
35 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,240.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 27 - 1980 m |
Distribution: |
North Pacific: northern Japan (Ref. 559), Sea of Okhotsk and Cape Navarin in the western Bering Sea to Agattu Island in the Aleutian chain and Washington, USA. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11 |
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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