Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Commonly found on soft bottom (Ref. 2850). Feed on brittle stars and nudibranchs (Ref. 27436). Minimal interest to anglers, usually an incidental catch (Ref. 27436).

fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

Not Evaluated

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Depth: 18 - 350m.
From 18 to 350 meters.

Habitat: demersal. Found on flat bottoms and rocky areas. Young are common in shallow water during the summer but adults frequently in deeper water (Ref. 6885). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 6885). Marketed (Ref. 6885).

Depth range based on 7 specimens in 1 taxon.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.91 - 57

Graphical representation

demersal; marine; depth range 18 - 350 m (Ref. 6885)