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Etymology: Artediellus: Petrus (Peter) Artedi, (10 Mar.) 1705-35 (28 Sep.), a son of a clergyman from Anundsjö named Olaus Arctaedius, in the northern part of Sweden.In 1729 he changed his name from Arctaedius to Arctædi, a name still later simplified to Artedi (Ref. 45335). More on author: Gilbert.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 520 m (Ref. 50550), usually 80 - 180 m (Ref. 42305). Temperate, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the western Bering Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 28102); 16.5 cm OT (female); max. published weight: 370.00 g (Ref. 42305); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 42305)
Maximum length type refers to body length.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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