Zoarchias veneficus Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Zoarchias veneficus
photo by Hosoya, S.

Family:  Neozoarcidae ("Largemouth kissing eelpouts")
Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 22-33; Dorsal soft rays (total): 71-87; Anal soft rays: 80-91; Vertebrae: 104-114
Biology:  Found among seaweed and rock along the coast.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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