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Ragfish

Icosteus aenigmaticus

Also known as: Fan-tailed Ragfish

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Adult
@goodgrief · Camp, United States · July 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found off-shore, close to the bottom.
Juveniles found in shallow waters or off-shore near the surface.
Widespread North Pacific

Ragfishes are soft boned, spineless and scaleless, deep water bottom fish more often than not found in the stomachs of sperm whales.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotcheslinesspots
Behaviour
bottom dwelling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific, Northeast Pacific
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Found off-shore, close to the bottom.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderScombriformes
    5. familyIcosteidae
    6. genusIcosteus
    7. speciesIcosteus aenigmaticus Lockington, 1880

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