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Etymology: Bryozoichthys: Greek, bryon = moss + Greek, zoon = little + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 490 m (Ref. 50550), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref. 56593). Boreal; 1°C - 4°C (Ref. 56593)
North Pacific: northern Hokkaido, Japan to the northern Sea of Japan, the Okhotsk and Bering seas, to Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 559). Reported from South Korea (Ref. 77001).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56593); common length : 22.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56593); max. published weight: 150.00 g (Ref. 56593)
Dorsal spines (total): 61 - 66; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 47 - 50. Dorsal side of head with numerous dermal cirri; scales on body not extending forward beyond origin of dorsal fin; anterior chin with a pair of small cirri (Ref. 559).
Found in soft bottoms at depths of 45 - 490 meters; usually on outer continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 51666).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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