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Bryozoichthys marjorius McPhail, 1970
Pearly prickleback
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks) > Chirolophinae
Etymology: Bryozoichthys: Greek, bryon = moss + Greek, zoon = little + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); marjorius: Named for Mrs. D. (Marjorie) McPhail (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Mrs D Marjorie McPhail is the wife of the author, Canadian ichthyologist John D McPhail – co-author of Freshwater Fishes of Northwestern Canada and Alaska (1970). She is mother to their daughter, appropriately called Pearl. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Bryozoichthys: Greek, bryon = moss + Greek, zoon = little + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); marjorius: Named for Mrs. D. (Marjorie) McPhail (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Mrs D Marjorie McPhail is the wife of the author, Canadian ichthyologist John D McPhail – co-author of Freshwater Fishes of Northwestern Canada and Alaska (1970). She is mother to their daughter, appropriately called Pearl. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 75 - 380 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water
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Northeast Pacific: Aleutian Islands, Alaska to southern British Columbia, Canada.
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Dorsal spines (total): 67 - 71; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 53 - 55; Vertebrae: 71 - 73. Caudal truncate to slightly rounded (Ref. 6885).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in soft bottoms on outer continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 51666).
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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