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Cryptacanthodidae (Wrymouths)
Etymology: Cryptacanthodes: Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, akanthoides = similar to thorns (Ref. 45335); aleutensis: Named after the Aleutian Islands (Ref. 6885).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - 350 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate, preferred ?
Eastern Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to Eureka, northern California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Apparently lives partly buried in mud bottoms (Ref. 2850, 4925).
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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