Description

Dorsal spines (total): 38 - 43; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 23; Anal soft rays: 44 - 49; Vertebrae: 65 - 70. First dorsal spine associated with second pterygiophore; first anal pterygiophore equal in size to second; ventrolateral lateral line connected across breast in an arc that is bisected by a medio ventral lateral line extending from isthmus to fork about anus (Ref. 48788). Caudal fin rounded.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Stichaeidae

Genus: Esselenichthys

Species: Esselenichthys carli (Follett & Anderson, 1990)

Climate Zone

Biology

Found on rocky and sandy areas among kelp, in crevices, or kelp holdfasts (Ref. 48788).; subtidal (Ref. 51666).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless