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Etymology: Krusensterniella: Named after the Russian navigator explorer, Admiral I.F. Krusenstern, who led the first Russian circumnavigation (1803– 1806) and visited that part of the Sea of Okhotsk where the type species was found. Of the two Russian-language names 'krusensterniella' (Taranets, 1937) and 'kruzenshternia' (Sheiko and Fedorov, 2000)—the first one has come into scientific use (Ref. 130195).
More on author: Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 53 - 160 m (Ref. 11954). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: coast of Kamchatka (Cape Africa by the southern border of the Bering Sea) and northeast of the Sea of Okhotsk (Shelikhov Bay, 58°50′ N, 157°02′ E).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11954)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: pungent spines XXIII-XXVI, all spiny rays 71-74, terminating above the vertebrae 73-75; length of D2 is 26-31% of the length of the caudal part of the body and 83-112% of the length of D3; scales extending anterior to the pectoral fins; preoperculo-mandibular pores (pm) seven (Ref. 130195).
Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits the outer shelf (Ref. 11954).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 2022. Review of prickled eelpouts of genus Krusensterniella (Zoarcidae) describing three new species from the far-eastern seas. J. Ichthyol. 62(2):153-172. (Ref. 130195)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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