Description

Dorsal spines (total): 116 - 125; Anal soft rays: 90 - 100; Vertebrae: 132 - 143. This species is distinguished from its its two congeners by the following characters: D spines 116-125 (vs. 133-143 in E. spinosior and 124-128 in E. koreanus); A soft rays 90-100 (vs. 109-116 spinosior and 102-103 koreanus); total vertebrae 132-143 (vs. 146-156 spinosior and 141-143 koreanus ); pectoral-fin rays 7 (vs. 5-6 spinosior); further, with koreanus it has a dark band posterior to the eye and a series of dark blotches midlaterally on the trunk and tail (Ref. 128434).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Eulophiidae

Genus: Eulophias

Species: Eulophias tanneri Smith, 1902

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwest Pacific: Japan.

Biology

Inhabits sand, shell, and rock bottom at depths of 119-124 meters (Ref. 51666).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless