Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi
Dipneusti

Species Order

Hexanchiformes
Ophidiiformes
Argentiniformes
Aulopiformes
Dactylopteriformes
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei
Chimaeriformes
Siluriformes
Perciformes/Percophoidei
Synbranchiformes
Lepidogalaxiiformes
Mugiliformes
Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Trachichthyiformes
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Perciformes/Bembropoidei
Beryciformes
Alepocephaliformes
Acropomatiformes
Myliobatiformes
Perciformes/Cottoidei
Carcharhiniformes
Rajiformes
Holocentriformes
Anabantiformes
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Anguilliformes
Acanthuriformes
Myxiniformes

Enophrys diceraus (Pallas, 1787)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. Dorsal surface of head rough with 2 pairs of developed bony ridges; uppermost preopercular spine long and straight with some ascending processes dorsally in adults (Ref. 559). Lateral line scales large and with a rough posterior margin (Ref. 559).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Enophrys

Species: Enophrys diceraus (Pallas, 1787)

Climate Zone

Temperate

Location

North Pacific: Sea of Japan to Point Hope, Alaska in the Chukchi Sea to Amchitka Island in the Aleutian chain and southeastern Alaska.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless