| Family: |
Ptilichthyidae (Quillfish) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 360 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Kuril Islands to Bering Sea and to central Oregon, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 90-90; Dorsal soft rays (total): 137-145; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 185-196; Vertebrae: 236-240. Caudal much reduced. |
| Biology: |
Found at surface at night, evidently on the bottom in deeper waters during the day (Ref. 2850). Buries itself in mud or sand (Ref. 2850). Has been recorded to be found in the stomach of a coho salmon (Ref. 6885). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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