| Family: |
Opisthocentridae ("Rearspined fin pricklebacks") |
| Max. size: |
13 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 84 - 368 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to San Diego in California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 55-57; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 34-35. Caudal rounded; lower 6 rays of pectorals elongated (Ref. 6885). Dusky olive brown dorsally, paler below; about 25 vertical light bars, narrower than intervening spaces, about 3 vague dark blotches spaced along side imposed on other pattern; dorsal fin with oblique dark bars, some intensified to make black blotches, especially toward posterior end; caudal, anal and pectoral fins with dark bars parallel to edge leaving a pale margin; sometimes a dark spot on inner dorsal margin of caudal fin; pelvic fins without markings (Ref. 6885). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits gravel and sand bottom (Ref. 51666). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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