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Etymology: Ericandersonia: Named for M. Eric Anderson; sagamia: Named after its type locality, Sagami Bay.
Eponymy: Dr Michael Eric Anderson is an American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 880 - 930 m (Ref. 58274). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Sagami Bay, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58274); 21.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 113 - 116; Anal soft rays: 93 - 95; Vertebrae: 117 - 118. Distinguished by the following characters: pseudosubmental crest present; dorsoanterior portion of frontals fused; pareitals meeting in midline; no pelvic fins; ventral ramus of posttemporal weak; postorbital head pores 5; pectoral fin rays 14 (Ref. 58274).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shinohara, G. and H. Sakurai, 2006. Ericandersonia sagamia, a new genus and species of deep-water eelpouts (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 53(2):172-178. (Ref. 58274)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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