Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 0. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 10571). Body light yellowish, usually with faint darker patches (Ref. 10571).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Lumpenidae

Genus: Anisarchus

Species: Anisarchus medius (Reinhardt, 1837)

Climate Zone

Location

• North Pacific: Bering Sea to Japan and southeastern Alaska. Northwest Atlantic: Arctic to western Greenland and Labrador, Canada. Northeast Atlantic: Norway, Russia and Spitsbergen (Ref. 10571).

Biology

Found on muddy bottoms, generally preferring water below 0°C and salinities above 30 ppt. (Ref. 10571). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 10571).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless