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Spotted
Ratfish
Hydrolagus collie
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2008 Janna Nichols
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Spotted
Ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
Caught incidentally
by commercial and recreational fishermen.
Description:
Large rabbitlike head, long tapering body. Prominent lateral line
canals on unscaled slippery skin. Large spine at front of short
1st dorsal fin. Male has clublike appendage on forehead. Eye green.
Pectoral fin large, triangular, with a fleshy base. Silvery or brownish,
often with iridescent shadings of gold, green, and blue; has white
spots on back. Caudal and dorsal fins dark-edged.
Size:
To 96 cm (38 inches)
Range/Habitat:
Southeast Alaska to Baja and northern Gulf of California. Common
off B.C. to northern California. Near bottom; close inshore from
Washington northward, deeper southward. To 2,995 feet (913 m).
Source: Pacific
Coast Fishes
Peterson’s Field Guide
Eschmeyer/Herald/Hammann 1983 |
