| Icosteidae (Ragfish) |
| 213 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1420 m |
| North Pacific: Japan to southeastern Alaska and to Point Loma, southern California, USA. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52-55; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 34-40. Pectorals rounded, pedunculate (Ref. 6885). Generally of a chocolate color (Ref. 6885). Young more robust, with an expanded and rounded caudal fin, 5 pelvic rays, and a brown and yellow irregularly blotched with faint purple color, dusky on fins (Ref. 6885). |
| Adults occur near bottom; juveniles in shallow water or offshore near the surface (Ref. 50277). Feeds on jellyfish (Ref. 50277), fishes and squids (Ref. 2850), as well as octopuses (Ref. 4525). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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