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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.6 - 2.5, mean -0.5 °C (based on 1640 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00141 - 0.00516), b=3.22 (3.06 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
