Description
General:
Large eyes, elongate, slender body. May have a thick white bar running across the body.
Size:
to 40 cm
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Ocean range (global):
Bering Sea to southern Baja California.
Published depth range:
9 - 1145 m, typical 90 - 350 m.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Love, M.S. (2011). Certainly more than you want to know about the fishes of the Pacific coast. Really Big Press, Santa Barbara, CA. 649 pp.
Citation:
Lyopsetta exilis
(Jordan and Gilbert, 1880) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Lyopsetta%20exilis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.