Quillfish
📖 Overview
Found at surface at night, evidently on the bottom in deeper waters during the day . Buries itself in mud or sand . Has been recorded to be found in the stomach of a coho salmon .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 90; Dorsal soft rays (total): 137 - 145; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 185 - 196; Vertebrae: 236 - 240. Caudal much reduced.: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Quillfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 360 m . Temperate; 66°N - 42°N North Pacific: Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Kuril Islands to Bering Sea and to central Oregon, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | quillfish |
| 🇫🇷French | fouette-queue |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hanegaji · ハネガジ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-pena |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Птилихт Гуда |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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