| Family: |
Opisthocentridae ("Rearspined fin pricklebacks") |
| Max. size: |
5.32 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.47 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 54 - 100 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: southern California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 47-48; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 30-31; Vertebrae: 53-54. No scales on cheek; 138-145 irregular scale rows along midline; ventralmost 3-6 pectoral fin rays unbranched; eye relatively small (5 times in HL); dorsal sensory pores relatively small (diameter of anteriormost temporal pore, commissural pore and median supratemporal pores less than length of nostril tube); five or six spots along dorsal fin; eight dorsal saddles on body and little pigment below midline (Ref. 51122). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 51122). |
| 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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