| Family: |
Oreosomatidae (Oreos), subfamily: Oreosomatinae |
| Max. size: |
42 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,300.0 g |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 366 - 732 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Japan to Bering Sea and to southern central California, USA. Karrer 1990 (Ref. 6545) notes that records of Allocyttus verrucosus from the North Pacific belong to Allocyttus folletti (Ref. 6545). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-33; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 31-32. Eye large, about 1/2 head length; scales with a central ridge on interorbital, nape, belly and bases of soft dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
Young oceanic; adults near bottom (Ref. 2850). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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