Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 335 - 1040 m (Ref. 51661). Deep-water
Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska to Monterey Bay, California, USA (Ref. 26773) and eastern Bering Sea (Ref. 51661).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577); 7.5 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49 - 55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 50; Vertebrae: 55 - 60. Pectoral fin deeply notched; disk minute, almost on symphysis of lower pectoral lobes, no evidence of any bony structure (Ref. 26773). Skin colorless, with scattered melanophores posteriorly; body pale, with melanophores absent on head, denser on dorsal and anal fin bases; mouth pale; branchial cavity, peritoneum, and stomach black; pyloric caeca pale; branchial and peritoneal color plainly visible through sides of body (Ref. 26773).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L., 1978. A review of the deepwater Liparidae (Pisces) from the coast of Oregon and adjacent waters. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 127:1-55. (Ref. 26773)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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