Description

Dorsal spines (total): 38 - 43; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 42 - 44; Vertebrae: 60 - 62. Pelvic fins present, each of a minute spine; first dorsal spine associated with first pterygiophore; first anal pterygiophore noticeably more massive than second; ventrolateral lateral line not connected; meridioventral lateral line absent (Ref. 48788). Caudal fin rounded.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Stichaeidae

Genus: Esselenichthys

Species: Esselenichthys laurae (Follett & Anderson, 1990)

Climate Zone

Biology

Subtidal species found in rocky areas among benthic encrusting communities in algal cover or kelp holdfasts (Ref. 48788). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless