quillfish

Ptilichthys goodei

Ptilichthyid Fish from Japanese Waters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

The quillfish (Ptilichthys goodei) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, it is the only species in the genus Ptilichthys and family Ptilichthyidae. This fish occurs in the northern North Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Ptilichthyidae
Genus: Ptilichthys
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North Pacific: Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Kuril Islands to Bering Sea and to central Oregon, USA.

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