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Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas, 1814) |
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photo by
Markevich, A.I. |
| Family: | Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Hemitripterinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 550 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Karaginskiy and Commander islands, Bering Sea to Okhotsk and Japan seas; one record from the western Gulf of Alaska. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 17-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-15. Body covered with many small tubercles; head large, with numerous bony humps and ridges; spinous dorsal fin deeply emarginate, its base longer than that of the soft dorsal fin; jaws, prevomer and palatines with broad bands of conical teeth (Ref. 559). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||