Lepidion

Description

General: Compare with Antimora microlepis. Distinct silvery color, very long chin barbel, rounded pectoral fins, long first dorsal fin spine, blunt snout with terminal mouth. These are tentative ID's; the anal fin is not notably indented, rather it is just the opposite (E. Burton, personal communication 2017). Possibly Laemonema or Physiculus rastrelliger.

Geographic Information

Habitat description: Demersal.

Additional Information

Consulting taxonomist: Robert Lea, Emeritus, California Department of Fish and Game.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Alcorn, D. and R. Stone (2012). First records of the genus Lepidion (Gadiformes: Moridae ) from Alaska. Northwestern Naturalist, 93(3): 228–232.

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto, and N. Scialabba (1990). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. FAO, Rome, Italy. 442 pp.