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Neozoarcidae ("Largemouth kissing eelpouts")
Etymology: Zoarchias: Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref. 45335); hosoyai: Named in honor of Mr. Seiichi Hosoya, Director of Okinawa Branch, IDEA Consultants Inc., who collected and donated the holotype and paratypes to the first author.
Eponymy: Seiichi Hosoya is Director of Okinawa Branch, IDEA Consultants Inc. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 15 m (Ref. 75056). Tropical
Western Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75056)
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Recorded from rocky shores.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kimura, S. and A. Sato, 2007. Descriptions of two new pricklebacks (Perciformes: Stichaeidae) from Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 1:67-79. (Ref. 75056)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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