Bryozoichthys marjorius, Pearly prickleback

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Bryozoichthys marjorius McPhail, 1970

Pearly prickleback
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks) > Chirolophinae
Etymology: Bryozoichthys: Greek, bryon = moss + Greek, zoon = little + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  marjorius: Named for Mrs. D. (Marjorie) McPhail (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 75 - 380 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water

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Northeast Pacific: Aleutian Islands, Alaska to southern British Columbia, Canada.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 67 - 71; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 53 - 55; Vertebrae: 71 - 73. Caudal truncate to slightly rounded (Ref. 6885).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in soft bottoms on outer continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 51666).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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