| Family: |
Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes) |
| Max. size: |
21.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: southern Bering Sea to Honshu, Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and southern British Columbia, Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 46-47. Eyes pouchlike; adipose fin present (Ref. 58272). |
| Biology: |
Possibly found in depths shallower than 200 m (Ref. 43939). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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