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Neozoarcidae ("Largemouth kissing eelpouts")
Etymology: Zoarchias: Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Keitarō Uchida (1896–1982) was Professor of Zoology (1942) at the fisheries department of Kyushu Imperial University, Japan. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Pusan, South Korea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13098)
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Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kimura, S. and Z. Jiang, 1995. Zoarchias microstomus, a new stichaeid fish from northeastern China. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 42(2):115-119. (Ref. 13098)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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