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Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Malacocottus: Greek, malakos, = soft + Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335); kincaidi: Named after Prof. Trevor Kincaid, University of Washington (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Trevor Kincaid (1872–1970), zoologist, entomologist and oyster farmer was a Canadian-American Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA (1901–1937), retiring as Professor Emeritus. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Gilbert & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 27 - 1025 m (Ref. 6793). Deep-water; 66°N - 40°N, 135°E - 123°W
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Sea of Okhotsk to Cape Navarin in the Bering Sea, west in the Aleutian Islands to Stalemate Bank and Puget Sound, Washington, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Caudal bluntly rounded; pectorals large, emarginate, the inner surface joined to body by a fold of skin; pelvic fins small (Ref. 6885). Color gray to light brown dorsally, lighter below with fine dark speckling; several irregular brown blotches on dorsal surface, and light spots on sides; narrow light bands on margin of all fins (except pelvic) with darker band below; light bands on rayed dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins; mature males with golden margins on dorsal fins during breeding (Ref. 6885).
Usually on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850).
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
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes
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