| Family: |
Eulophiidae ("Spinous fin eelpouts") |
| Max. size: |
17.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 119 - 160 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 116-125; Anal soft rays: 90-100; Vertebrae: 132-143. This species is distinguished from its its two congeners by the following characters: D spines 116-125 (vs. 133-143 in E. spinosior and 124-128 in E. koreanus); A soft rays 90-100 (vs. 109-116 spinosior and 102-103 koreanus); total vertebrae 132-143 (vs. 146-156 spinosior and 141-143 koreanus ); pectoral-fin rays 7 (vs. 5-6 spinosior); further, with koreanus it has a dark band posterior to the eye
and a series of dark blotches midlaterally on the trunk and tail (Ref. 128434). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sand, shell, and rock bottom at depths of 119-124 meters (Ref. 51666). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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