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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
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 6 - 128 m (Ref. 12204). Temperate; 60°N - 38°N, 175°W - 120°W
Northeast Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to northern California, USA.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 117 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 12204)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 72 - 77; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 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 | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Coad, B.W., 1995. Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes. Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian Sportfishing Productions Inc. Singapore. (Ref. 12204)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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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).
Trophic level (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).