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Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (Gilbert, 1896) Dwarf wrymouth |
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photo by
Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. |
| Family: | Cryptacanthodidae (Wrymouths) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 46 - 350 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to Eureka, northern California, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 60-69; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 45-49. Caudal rounded. | |||
| Biology: | Apparently lives partly buried in mud bottoms (Ref. 2850, 4925). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||