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Bathymasteridae (Ronquils)
Etymology: Bathymaster: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, master, -eros = somebody that research (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 65 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: Kuril Islands and Tartar Strait to Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 17.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 39-40;
Anal
spines: 1-2;
Anal
soft rays: 29 - 31. Resemble B. leurolepis but easily distinguished by a distinct dark (blue when fresh) blotch on the operculum, and a smaller number of lateral line scales. Attains about 15 cm SL.
Inhabits rocky shore areas.
Pairing observed during breeding (Ref. 205).
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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