Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 41 - 45; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 29 - 34. Pelvic fin thoracic, consisting of 1 spine and 5 soft rays, not covered with scales. Length of scaled portion of caudal fin less than 1/2 its whole length. Maxillary extending to below about middle of eye. Attains about 20 cm SL.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Bathymasteridae

Genus: Bathymaster

Species: Bathymaster leurolepis McPhail, 1965

Climate Zone

Location

• North Pacific: Japan to the Gulf of Alaska.

Biology

Inhabits tide pools and shallow inshore areas (Ref. 2850).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless