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giant wrymouth (Cryptacanthodes giganteus)
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Cryptacanthodidae

giant wrymouth

Cryptacanthodes giganteus

Digging complex tunnels in mud

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

giant wrymouth is known from Northeast Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
117 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: southeast Bering Sea to northern California, USA.

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