| Family: |
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads) |
| Max. size: |
70 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9,500.0 g |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 500 - 2800 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) and the Bering Sea to off San Diego, California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-14. Many small cirri scattered on head and body; no preopercular spine; branchiostegal membranes fused to isthmus; peritoneum pale (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in very deep waters (Ref. 2850). Feeds on sea pens, crabs and mollusks (Ref. 2850). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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