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Hemitripteridae (Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins)
Etymology: Blepsias: Greek, blepsias, -ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate, preferred ?; 66°N - 34°N
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to San Simeon, central California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Occurs in intertidal areas and to 37 m depth, but more common in subtidal areas (Ref. 2850). Often found among algae (Ref. 2850). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).
External fertilization with internal insemination (Ref. 37516). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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