Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 26 - 476 m (Ref. 27437). Deep-water; 60°N - 32°N, 179°E - 117°W
Eastern Pacific: Semisopochnoi Island in the Aleutian chain to San Diego, California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 25.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27437); max. reported age: 58 years (Ref. 39247)
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, supraocular, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). Ridge on suborbital bone just below nostril; no spines on edge of gill cover; 2nd anal fin spine longer than 3rd (Ref. 27437). Caudal slightly indented (Ref. 6885). Pink to yellow pink, yellowish pink on sides, light below; 5 to 6 vague dark markings on back, v-shaped dusky marking from eye to gill cover (Ref. 27437).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 6885).
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
Venomous
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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