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Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Medusafish |
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photo by
Gotshall, D.W. |
| Family: | Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 46 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 900 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Japan and Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-39; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 20-25. Caudal rounded with small notch, narrow; pectorals small, rounded (Ref. 6885). Bluish gray to brown, darker on scale pockets, fins dusky to black (Ref. 6885). | |||
| Biology: | Found near surface and to at least 91 m depth (Ref. 2850). Young are abundant offshore, often among jellyfish (Ref. 2850). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||