Neozoarces steindachneri Jordan & Snyder, 1902
photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Family:  Neozoarcidae ("Largemouth kissing eelpouts")
Max. size:  11 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Okhotsk Sea off Sakhalin and Hokkaido, Pacific coast of Hokkaido, Japan Sea off Russian coast from Tatar Strait to Peter the Great Bay and off Japan northward from Aomori Prefecture.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits seaweed areas along the coast.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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