| 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 |
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