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giant wrymouth (Cryptacanthodes giganteus)
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Ecological Illustration of 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.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Cryptacanthodidae
Genus
Cryptacanthodes
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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