| Family: |
Zaproridae (Prowfish) |
| Max. size: |
88 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 7,000.0 g; max. reported age: 9 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 675 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and western Kamchatka, Russia to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and San Miguel Island, California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 54-57; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 29-30. Caudal rounded. |
| Biology: |
Adults occur near bottom (Ref. 2850). Young to 7.2 cm are pelagic or bathypelagic, usually associated with jellyfish (Ref. 6885). Juveniles take shelter under the medusae and are often mistaken for medusafish Icichthys lockingtoni (Ref. 50276). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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