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Zoarchias veneficus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 |
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photo by
Hosoya, S. |
| Family: | Neozoarcidae ("Largemouth kissing eelpouts") | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 22-33; Dorsal soft rays (total): 71-87; Anal soft rays: 80-91; Vertebrae: 104-114 | |||
| Biology: | Found among seaweed and rock along the coast. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||