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Cryptacanthodes giganteus (Kittlitz, 1858)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 72 - 77; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 43 - 49. Pale brown in color, with touches of yellow or violet (Ref. 12204).

Common Names

  • Giant wrymouth
  • Giant wrymouth
  • Giant wrymouth
  • Hiidk\u00f5versuu
  • Terrassier g\u00e9ant
  • \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442 \u0433\u0438\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

    Family: Cryptacanthodidae

    Genus: Cryptacanthodes

    Species: Cryptacanthodes giganteus (Kittlitz, 1858)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

    • Northeast Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to northern California, USA.

    Biology

    Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 12204). Probably spends part of its life buried (Ref. 12204).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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