Cryptacanthodes aleutensis
Dwarf Wrymouth
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Cryptacanthodidae (Wrymouths)
Cryptacanthodes
Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (Dwarf Wrymouth)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Caudal rounded.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to Eureka, northern California, USA.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 46-350 m.
Biology
Apparently lives partly buried in mud bottoms (Ref. 2850, 4925).
Max length: 30.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.).
References
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.
Hart, J.L. (1973) Pacific fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 180:740 p.
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