| Family: |
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads) |
| Max. size: |
73 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,550.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 850 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Sea of Japan off Honshu, Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, west to Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and southeast to Washington, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-14. Caudal slightly rounded. Pectorals with large base carried forward. Pelvic fins small. |
| Biology: |
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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