| Family: |
Phycidae (Phycid hakes) |
| Max. size: |
66 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,540.0 g; max. reported age: 14 years |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 27 - 684 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, northern coasts of South America to the Orinoco, perhaps to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Upper limb of first gill arch with 2 or 3 rakers; the barbel very short, or absent in many specimens. A diffuse dusky blotch present on the opercle. |
| Biology: |
Found on mud bottoms. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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