Depth: 1 - 325m.
From 1 to 325 meters.

Habitat: demersal. Inhabits sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on worms, crustaceans, and small molluscs; also feeds on fishes such as speckled sanddabs, herring, and anchovies (Ref. 6885). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 6885).

Depth range based on 166 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 26 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 184.5
  Temperature range (°C): 3.857 - 10.311
  Nitrate (umol/L): 6.070 - 27.924
  Salinity (PPS): 31.997 - 33.815
  Oxygen (ml/l): 2.801 - 7.195
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.931 - 2.300
  Silicate (umol/l): 11.160 - 43.852

Graphical representation

demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 325 m (Ref. 6793)

Habitat Type: Marine

Dorsal origin above point in front of eye. Caudal rounded. Pectorals small.

63.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850))

Maximum size: 630 mm TL

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 88; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 53 - 66; Vertebrae: 37 - 39

Eastern North Pacific.

Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska, near the Aleutian Islands (Ref. 27436) to Redondo Beach, southern California, USA.