Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 84 - 368 m (Ref. 51666). Temperate; 55°N - 32°N
Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to San Diego in California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Dorsal spines (total): 55 - 57; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 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).
Inhabits gravel and sand bottom (Ref. 51666).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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