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Cryptacanthodidae (Wrymouths)
Etymology: Cryptacanthodes: Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, akanthoides = similar to thorns (Ref. 45335); giganteus: From the Latin gigantea, meaning 'huge' (Ref. 27436).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 6 - 128 m (Ref. 12204). Temperate; 60°N - 38°N, 175°W - 120°W
Northeast Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to northern California, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 117 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12204)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 72 - 77; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 43 - 49. Pale brown in color, with touches of yellow or violet (Ref. 12204).
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 12204). Probably spends part of its life buried (Ref. 12204).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Coad, B.W., 1995. Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes. Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian Sportfishing Productions Inc. Singapore. (Ref. 12204)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.1 - 10.1, mean 6.8 °C (based on 180 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).