Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 310 m (Ref. 58496). Temperate; - 47°N
Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Puget Sound, Washington, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27436)
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Caudal fin well rounded; pelvic fins small, frequently curved (Ref. 6885). Color dark olive gray or brown on dorsal surface, lighter below; dark saddles, usually four, across body; fine dark brown bars on head and all fins except anal; black spots on the fringe of the dorsal fin dark in males (Ref. 6885).
Found on soft or shell bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feeds on shrimps (Ref. 4925). Occurs at minimum depth of 9 m (Ref. 06885).
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. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.1 - 8, mean 5 °C (based on 261 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00281 - 0.01234), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
